Iowa May Legalize Sports Betting

Posted under Betting by Peter on Friday 5 February 2010 at 11:09 pm

Iowa lawmakers are betting that you may want to someday bet on the Superbowl. Iowa Senate president Jack Kibbie has introduced a bill to legalize sports betting for professional sports.

Making changes to the gaming industry has been a hot topic in Des Moines, with lawmakers considering a number of other proposals aimed at generating revenue through gambling.

“Where’s the logic? The availability has been going up and the funding going down for education and treatment” says Doug Billingsley of ADDS Gambling treatment services.

Billingsly says gambling is the third leading cause of suicide nationwide.

He says he’s not against having more gambling but hopes there will be more investment in gambling treatment.

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