New Jersey Lottery And NFL Ask Fans To Gamble More Often

The NFL likes to take the high road and claim that gambling on their games is detrimental because it compromises the integrity of their product. Instead of endorsing betting on their games, NFL owners have chosen to endorse a much more dangerous form of gambling-the lottery.

State lotteries have partnered with NFL teams through the use of their team logos to sell lottery gambling tickets. What has happened, however, is the lotteries have begun to use the teams as a marketing tool to get fans to gamble away more of their hard earned money.

The lottery is one of the most addicting forms of gambling in the world. One of the main reasons that people call gambling helplines is because they cannot control their urge to bet on the lottery. Now, not only do they have the normal lures of scratch off tickets, but they have their favorite teams colors and logos enticing them.

In New Jersey, the lottery is running a promotion that will give scratch off losers the opportunity to win a New York Giants fan pack. It is directly using the Giants popularity to sell gambling to the masses in the state.

"This is one of the worst ideas that NFL owners have ever had," said CGW Business analyst Steve Schwartz, "More children watch football than ever before, and now, the lottery is throwing these scratch off tickets in their face, hypothetically saying, 'hey, if you really like your team, buy these tickets and try to win merchandise with your team's logo.'"

The fact that the NFL is being hypocritical is not surprising to most fans who have come to accept that the league plays by its own rules. What is best for NFL owners is law, and right now, that means promoting gambling in these tough economic times.

September 18, 2009
Posted By Vincent Tapoglia III
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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