Monica Padman
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Podcast Appearances
And for our podcast, it's worthy of attention just to establish that the brain space in which this gambling industry is going to enter.
Because they are targeting fans.
That's why it's very important to understand right out of the gates that a fan is doing some irrational thinking.
There are some who do that.
But they're kicked off.
Overwhelmingly, they are fans.
So what happened in this country is that back in 1992, Senator Bill Bradley, former New York Knick, had passed a federal law that forbid states from legalizing sports gambling.
They didn't have it already.
And that grandfathered in Nevada, for example, and a couple of other little exceptions.
Maybe Atlantic City?
Maybe Atlantic City.
No, they didn't.
Oh, they didn't have a sports book there.
Then what happens is that because Atlantic city is not granted for, they don't have it.
New Jersey gets upset they can't do it.