As the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas history takes center stage for the next two weeks, the NFL said Tuesday that Louisiana State Police will investigate New England Patriots quarterback Kyshawn Boutt, who was arrested last week for his 13th a felony charge. I participated in sports betting like this for a month.
Louisiana authorities said in an arrest warrant that Booth placed at least 8,927 online bets between April 6, 2022, and May 7, 2023, during his final season at LSU. At the time of the alleged bet, Boutte was 20 years old and not legally allowed to play in the state.Authorities also allege 17 bet on NCAA football games, including six involving LSU. So far, there have been no allegations that Boothe made any bets that benefited him or LSU.
This could have been an attempt to “fix the game”. Butte turned himself in to state authorities last week and was convicted on charges of computer fraud and gambling under the age of 21. Jeff Miller, the NFL’s senior vice president of communications, public affairs and policy, said Tuesday that the league would investigate Booth.
He announced the news during a conference call with reporters, noting the league’s ongoing work on sports betting policies and procedures. “We know the situation in Butte,” Miller said. “The investigation is ongoing. … If we have news to report, we’ll be sure to let you know. … I can’t tell you what the outcome of the investigation will be, but it is certainly possible that we will continue to investigate.
While there is a gray area in the NFL’s personal conduct policy regarding retroactive discipline of players for incidents that occurred before they joined the league, coaches, players and other employees are investigated for conduct that occurred prior to their employment in team. Or the league office.
The personal action policy of competition was clearly changed in 2023 to eliminate NFL lubrication. There is no final investigation of the NFL of Yaho Sports, the source of the competition on Tuesday and there is no final investment in Buthe, but it is also involved in engaging with patriots. “I expect it to be widespread and continue into today,” the source said.The revelation of the league’s involvement in the Butte investigation comes at an interesting crossroads for the league, which will be scrutinized over the next two weeks through the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
The league and its teams now have extensive gambling promotion, sponsorship and licensing deals, creating a fine line between the NFL’s revenue streams and what is still considered the “fly zone” of sports betting. This has been evident over the past two seasons, with numerous players suspended for gambling, including 10 games last season.
On Tuesday, Miller and the league sought to reiterate their broader efforts to “protect” the integrity of the game by making the rules clear to employees. This includes Super Bowl week, when players or employees of the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, or league officials associated with the Super Bowl, are expressly prohibited from gambling in any form. This means all forms of gambling, not just sports betting.”The rules for players and other personnel of the participating teams are no different than for other competitions,” Miller said. “There is no gambling involved during the business trip, be it sports betting or any other gambling.
Any player, coach or employee [and the undersigned] who is caught or caught gambling in the casino will be subject to disciplinary action. … The rules of gambling are very clear for players, coaches, league and club officials and others, so they need to be prepared for whatever happens in Las Vegas.
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