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→Occult and gambling: With NFL's exclusion of Tebow -- who is very popular with fans at stadiums -- the NFL may be saying that genuine fans (as opposed to gamblers and television viewers) don't really matter to the NFL's business model.
The NFL allows ESPN to publicize point-spreads that encourage gambling, while the NFL publicly pretends to oppose betting on its games. The Super Bowl is the basis of more gambling than any other event, and the NFL profits from that through increased viewership.
The NFL allows ESPN to publicize point-spreads that encourage gambling, while the NFL publicly pretends to oppose betting on its games. The Super Bowl is the basis of more gambling than any other event, and the NFL profits from that through increased viewership.
The gambling drives television viewership up, while actual attendance by fans at football stadiums has generally not grown. With the NFL's exclusion of Tebow -- who is very popular with fans at stadiums -- the NFL may be saying that genuine fans (as opposed to gamblers and television viewers) don't really matter to the NFL's business model.
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