Youth coaches face gambling charges - Football

[quincy]

Entire article.


Nine South Florida youth football coaches face gambling charges - ESPN


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Though the games featured little boys, the gamblers made big bets, said Det. Solomon Barnes, whose confidential informant, along with other undercover deputies, placed bets on youth football during the police investigation. Barnes said $20,000 was bet in a rivalry game between the Northwest Broward Raiders and the Fort Lauderdale Hurricanes a few weeks ago. And up to $100,000 would be bet on the youth leagues' final championship games of the season, he said.

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[Amy in AZ.]

"Six of the nine facing charges -- men who coached boys ages 5 to 15 -- are ex-convicts with a history of felony drug, assault and theft charges."

 

[quincy]

I read that, you wonder why this always seems to come up in these stories.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

I don't know. Arrest records are public record.

 

[GunnerShotgun]

Not shocked about the gambling and football. Why is football so popular? Gambling.

 

[MTR]

Why does anyone really care? Unless there was a direct affect on the kids, so what?

 

[GOINGDEEP]

Guess I better quit betting hot dogs on games. Might help my waistline too.

 

[redhotcoach]

This whole thing is terrible!

I mean who even makes the line on a 5 year olds football game. And 10 year olds, those kids are growing like a weed, you would need a new scouting report daily.

High school golf!!! Now that is a gentleman's bet:

 

[chinamigarden]

Guess I better quit betting hot dogs on games. Might help my waistline too.

How do you get the hot dogs to pay off when you win?

 

[GOINGDEEP]

How do you get the hot dogs to pay off when you win?

Let you know soon as we win one.