Howard Bryant
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And one of the things that one of the more difficult pieces of this is that
So much of media as well is underwritten by gambling as well.
So it's not surprising, but this is just another step to, we don't trust the games anyway.
It's going to get even worse.
My pleasure.
Thank you.
This day was coming.
And I think that the sports leagues had taken the position that I never agreed with.
I never quite understood it.
These players make so much money that they would not risk anything.
the adrenaline rush that comes with gambling.
And we've seen that not to be the case.
We've seen that Major League Baseball with Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Classe are involved in a scandal.
They may never play again.
We've seen the Jonte Porter in the NBA.
Now the Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier case.
Obviously, in tennis, the issue was more economic.
The lower ranked players trying to fund their careers are susceptible because the players don't make any money until you reach the top 50.
You know, you've got to be a really, really good player to pay for that sport traveling around the world.
And the attitude has been that, well, essentially, the leagues are going to take the money.