Michael Huyghue, commissioner of the UFL, says sports gambling has caused success for US pro sports leagues, and he welcomes lines being posted on his games by Las Vegas sports books.
"I think it's hypocritical to behave love it (gambling) doesn't exist," said Huyghue in a press conference held on the Palms Casino. "WE WILL BE ABLE TO embrace it."
The UFL will play its inaugural season with four teams, including Las Vegas, Florida, New York, and San Francisco. Teams are sprinkled with coaches and players with NFL experience, including Jim Fassel, who coached the brand new York Giants into the Super Bowl.
Huyghue asserted that, even though NFL executives refuse to recognize it, sports betting is very important in establishing public interest in games. He downplayed NFL terrors about disruption of game integrity, declaring that sports gambling has co-existed for many years with football.
"The acclaim for the NFL has grown abundantly as a result of that," said the brand new commissioner.
Published on August 11, 2009 by JoshuaMcCarthy

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