# Should Universities Encourage Gambling?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-universities-encourage-gambling/975281>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 21, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-universities-encourage-gambling/975281 "2022-11-21T00:25:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-universities-encourage-gambling/975281/41 "2022-12-15T22:54:33Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> He doesn’t really have the usual background but he does have the advantage of allowing college sports gambling in Massachusetts

It’s almost kind of refreshing that the NCAA was honest enough about its purpose and goals to hire a businessman-turned-politician instead of someone with actual academic or sports experience. In a Jesse Pinkman “I’m the bad guy” kind of way.

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