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Debate on state backed sports betting heats up
B\ Norma I ove
Assoc idled Press
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Stale sanctioned sports betting
would compromise the intern
ty of Barnes and t .ist suspic ion
on plavers who miss shots and
referees who make errors that
cost gamblers money spokes
men for professional basketball
and football leagues said
U ednesday
' ‘Legalized. state-supported
sports betting will threaten our
bedrock, the public s confi
deuce in the integrity of profes
sional football. )a\ Moyer
< ounsel for the National l oot
ball League, said .it a House
Regulated Revenues Committee
bearing on legislation to alloys
the betting
"When state government gets
in tile business, yye really fear
the long term i onsequeni es for
our sport." be said People
stop looking at games as games
ol sport and (look at it| as a bet
ting y eliii le
Moyer warned the i ommittee
that should New I lumpshire en
at t legislation allow mg a sports
betting game similar to one
norv in existence in Oregon, it
would pul pressure on the \l I
to lake .11 lion to prolo< I the
good n,lines of out to,uns
Movoi didn't nluhnrotc Iml
the National Basketball \ssoi i
ation tiled suit last veal to put .1
halt to the (fregon loiters
lames Wimsatt. ever utivo di
ret tor of the Ness llampshire
Ssveepstakes ( 'ommissiun
i har.K ten/ed the proposal as
'lust another game to raise
money similar to the stale s
other lotters games
Chough the bill would grant
authority to develop lotteries
lor professional toolhall base
ball basketball and hotkey
Wimsatt said he would first
i ops the l trngon game based on
pit king winning professional
toolhall teams
I le said it would be prat 11
( alls impossible to ti\ the
game because bettors must ssa
ger on at least four games Hets
would range from $1 to lie
said Ness Hampshire svould lol
loss Oregon's lead anti contract
ssith a licensed odds maker to
determine the weekly point
spreads
1 It svould lie run ss ith the ut
most integrity as have all our
games over the last years
Ill' said
U mis.ill I'slim.ili'il tli.it mu r
flu' game ".is lulls opriatmg it
i ould In mu m $ I i million in
res I'lini's nl u Ini li S . million
svould i>u lou.inl ml in ill ion .it
in prizes .mil ad minisI rati ve
i lists is ell' paid
Mover i hallengrd U inis.ill s
revenue eslimnlcs as nplmus
In saving Oregon ssilli nr.ills
three times \rss I lampshire s
population mas mils realize
hall its lossi si estimale
Kep Stephen lhl( o K Salem
Ihe hill s sponsor said slate
earnings would help otlsrl ris
ing properls laves
(.ambling is not a four letter
word he said lav in ms
opinion, is a lour letlcr ssoril
Htu (i and Wimsatt argued
that billions nl dollars .dreads
are hel illegall) in Ihe i ounlrs
t'.n h sear W mis.ill said a
sports lieltmg game in Ness
Hampshire would not pul
hookies out o( business hut
i ould alll.nl people ss ho is.lilt
In bet legal Is
Hill o also argued that Ness
Hampshire has relied on gain
tiling revenues from the loiters
and horse and dog i.n mg lm
sears and that a spoils loiters
Education advocates support use
of lottery funds to help children
(AP)- Hiii kers nt early i hildhood film ation tin
Orc'Kim's needy say support expansion of tin*
program with lottery funds
Directors ot the Head Start programs said tin
top priority for money allot ated would be to
m.ike the programs available to more c luldren
Cm Neil (ioltlsi timidl oil Tuesday proposed
expanding the programs In financing them with
til pen ent of net lottery revenue
The governor unveiled his plan at Bend in the
tirst of four "stute-ol the state" speeches he
si heduiod in Oregon this week
Head Start programs in Oregon serve about
{.000 children i or -I y ears of age*, through toiler
al funding and about ‘Mill through money from
the state Department ol Kilm ation.
Goldschmidt said Ins goal is to make the pro
gram available to every eligible i liiIII in the stale
a number estimated at about I '> 000
The I osl of meeting that goal IS estimated at
about SO million a year the governor s office
said
Goldschmidt said he would ask the loot l.egis
latum to send voters a proposed constitutional
amendment to allow using lottery proceeds lot
I lead Start
()lga Talley, direi tor ot Head Start programs tor
Portland public schools hailed the governor s
proposal. She said she would hope to serve all
children in the Head Start age group not )ust
those meeting income guidelines
State Kep Jane (lease. I) Portland said she sup
ported efforts to bolster Head Start but had doubts
about the 1111i>li< 's willingness to red i ret I lolterv
mmii'V from et miomii development pro|et Is
A <<iiiNtitiitiiiii.il measure passed In voters to
authorize tin- lottery m I'lHl requires lli.it 11 per
i mil of tin1 111<i< eetls !«• list'd lot <•< oliomii devil
opinent ('midst hmidl wants to usr to peir.enl ot
III.it amount tor I trail Stall
Oregon Smalt1 Krpuliln an l.eadoi * I ( till
I louek ol Salmi (Irsi l lilt'll lumsrlt as a MTV ai
(lt'iit supportrr ol I Irait Start but i|Ut'stionrt!
\v lift lirr spending lottmv iiionrv on I lit- program
vv as ap|iro|)rialt'
I In- t|Ut'slion I li.ivr is i an \ on s.iv I trad Stai I
is ntunumit di'Vtilopintnit? Iloutk s.ilil li
sounds likr lir is rr.it hing avvfullv t.u
11o11s<* Sprakrr Vera ts.il/ I) Portland a long
tim<* supporter ot I tract Start, said stir was
plrasrd lliat I lit* governor is linnllv willing to
make a t ominilmrnt" to the program
Stir said however, stir was < tint ernrd that the
public would not support reserving some ot tin
loiterv inonrv tor Head Start and that it emiltl srl
nit a real free for all" among legislators who
have tliflrrent priorilirs tin using lottrrv inonrv
Sen Wavnr law bush I) Hum! Kivri who lias
been t liairman ol t hr t oinmittee in ( barge of 11 is
tributing tottery inonev. saitl lie supported the
governor s pio|iosal
l awlmsli saitl the legislature slioiiltl use rrgu
I a i las revenues to hind lle.nl Stall it it appeared
that voters wouldn't support diverting lottery
mollev Irom rt onomit development
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game would he .in extension ul
lh.il phbnsupln
Chough Mm <> offered iin
.tmi'iulmrul lo limit butting to
piotessionaI games. Moyei said
.ill sporting events should be
\ ieweil m the s.iiue light
The same reasons apply
lie said I alls would no longei
look at the outr time as the
breaks of the game It's the ti\
was m
l !hai les (.ranlliain ever utn e
direr toi of the National basket
ball I’lavers Assoi i.ition sub
milted wnlleil teslmionv that
New Hampshire's proposal
would put unfair pressure on
pln\ er s
When human emu leads to
point spreads not being ml
ereil and the resulting loss of a
large pavolt suspit ion will m
e\ it.ibis result lie w rote
(..ii \ lift t man. I hi' N. HA s
general i nunsel, tlit* New
I lampshire altornev generals
t if lit i- .mil the slate |>uli( e also
testifiril against tin' lull
Mill Krnest Loomis said
i r i mi Hells i milil list' tin' game
.is .1 wav ill expanding illegal
operations Ilf said hookies m
l) 11 • m > 11 .ire I.iking I he state's
hotting slips ami selling them
to then i uslomers lor illegal
hets often lor higher stakes
loseph < arnev an ovv ner ut
Km kingham Park rat e trai k
anil Seahrook's grev hound
ton k said the i ompetition
i on Id doom i ai i ng
I here s oiilv so mans dol
l.ns out there lie said It von
want to kiss the ■ at mg mdustrv
goodhve that's nun preiog
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