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I just heard a great interview that clarified the reason the NFL doesn't want legalized sports betting, and it has parallels to the deflamegate situation.There's absolutely nothing about having a team in Vegas that compromises the integrity of the game relative to any other city in the country. It does, however, expose the NFL's hypocrisy as they have done everything they can to prevent sports betting from being legalized in other states.
The NFL simply doesn't want the oversight that would come with legalized gambling in the USA.
They'd face a lot more scrutiny about how fair the game really is, how well officiated it really is, how fair it is about handling out discipline, etc. We can see how far the NFL has gone to fight for King Roger's powers, can you imagine how much they'd hate to have to be subject to some state gambling commissioner?
Another angle is that there still are a block of owners who won't ever vote for something that helps the Davis family. Many owners are happy that he's struggling in Oakland and won't ever lift a finger to help him out. Note how Spanos was given half a billion dollars to try to get a stadium done in SD whereas all Davis was given is the right to negotiate to be a tenant at Kronke's stadium on Kronke's terms and subject to Kronke's approval, which he's not likely to give if he can at all avoid it. Why would Kronke want to split the market with the Raiders, who have more fans in LA than the Rams do?
So, I wouldn't read too much into Jerrah's comments, the Raiders in LV are a long, long way from happening.