Five NFL Players Suspended For Gambling, Yet Wagering Has Been Legalized | EWTN News Nightly

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The National Football League recently suspended 5 players for gambling. Three were banned for at least next season for betting on football, 2 others were suspended for placing bets on non-football games at team facilities. This comes as the NFL has embraced legalized wagering as a major source of revenue, and even has a franchise, the Las Vegas Raiders, that plays near world famous casinos. Some say the suspensions by the NFL are hypocritical given how much the league has embraced legalized gambling. Others say the bans are important for the integrity of pro-football. Founder of DLE Agency and Achilles Public Relations, Doug Eldridge, joins to share his take on this. Also in the news, 7 US professional sports leagues joined NBC Universal and FOX to help ensure a "responsible approach to sports betting ads." Eldridge discusses what this approach will look like and what it signals that these leagues and networks felt compelled to address sports betting. He gives us a snapshot of sports betting, how much money we are looking at on an annual basis and how prevalent this phenomenon is. Eldridge represents professional athletes in several sports including pro football. He explains whether he finds himself talking with them about gambling and what his message to them is. Eldridge fills us in on where he sees this trend going and what advice he has for the faithful on how to respond to sports gambling. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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