SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Bills executives lobbying at state level for in-stadium gambling How has this not been covered? https://sports.yahoo.com/bills-executives-lobbying-state-level-100220940.html ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports • March 21, 2019 The NFL has slowly cracked the door on gambling, after years of treating it as a boogeyman. The Bills are ready to run through that door and start grabbing the money that’s behind it. According to Tom Precious of the Buffalo News, officials from Pegula Sports and Entertainment (which owns the Bills and the NHL Sabres) were working the state assembly, with the goal of getting in-stadium gambling approved. A measure to allow online sports betting in New York is being discussed Team representatives were in Albany yesterday to make sure they were heard by state government. They’ve also hired a lobbying firm for $7,500 a month to work on the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Slot machines would probably be pretty popular during the Pats* games. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 minute ago, SWATeam said: Slot machines would probably be pretty popular during the Pats* games. ...yup...right next to Cuomo's "weed machines"...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I heard Gillette stadium is upgrading to massage chairs. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Now imagine, they get this passed, and then build a new stadium. We could be the first stadium designed with gambling in mind 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffAlone Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, SWATeam said: I heard Gillette stadium is upgrading to massage chairs. Hand Krafted no doubt? 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Gambling at sports venues has no appeal to me personally. I would not partake even if it were present and legal. I go for the football....really. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just now, bigK14094 said: Gambling at sports venues has no appeal to me personally. I would not partake even if it were present and legal. I go for the football....really. I think I might, but maybe beforehand online, or possibly by way of a couple buttons on an app. I dont see myself jumping down from my seat to go to a kiosk or teller window. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, bigK14094 said: Gambling at sports venues has no appeal to me personally. I would not partake even if it were present and legal. I go for the football....really. I think it would be nice for the convenience. Go in a little early after tailgaiting and throw some money down on football games. Or even something to do after the game while letting the traffic clear out (although that would probably be more likely after a win as I would be in a better mood lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Oh sure, let the Mob move in 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 If there was a book in the stadium I’d certainly plop down a couple bets before / after the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 26 minutes ago, SWATeam said: Slot machines would probably be pretty popular during the Pats* games. I'd prefer they throw some table games in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just now, dneveu said: I'd prefer they throw some table games in Sounds good, until a drunk fan set ablaze jumps through it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 37 minutes ago, SWATeam said: I heard Gillette stadium is upgrading to massage chairs. Well, watching your favorite football team play should always have a happy ending.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 They need to hire Pete Rose to market this. I can see the commercials now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, SWATeam said: Sounds good, until a drunk fan set ablaze jumps through it. If some flaming idiot jumped through a craps table they would have some angry gamblers on their hands ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) I don't want to be that curmudgeon guy, but seems like overkill at this point in terms of trying to invent new "entertainment options" for the stadium crowds--all of the owners are trying to do that in some form or fashion under the guise of attracting more business/traffic, but at what point do you draw the line and say you're here for the game down on the field and treat the field with a little more priority than the ancillary food court at the mall? If the fans really are that bored/fickle, then find something else to do with your Sunday afternoons. Look, I'm all for more comfortable seats, cheaper concessions and decent wifi throughout, but I also know I'm not in Vegas when I'm attending a local sporting event, jmho. Did anyone see marketing genius Russ Brandon back in town coincidentally? Edited March 21, 2019 by NoHuddleKelly12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 They put weed machines in I’m back on the season ticket bandwagon. I’ll take two. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 It would seem to me that almost every fan in the stadium would bet on the Bills and force the line to change, thus making it a worse bet. Sounds like a rip off, or maybe I am too skeptical and negative.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerlyofCtown Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Bills executives lobbying at state level for in-stadium gambling How has this not been covered? https://sports.yahoo.com/bills-executives-lobbying-state-level-100220940.html ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports • March 21, 2019 The NFL has slowly cracked the door on gambling, after years of treating it as a boogeyman. The Bills are ready to run through that door and start grabbing the money that’s behind it. According to Tom Precious of the Buffalo News, officials from Pegula Sports and Entertainment (which owns the Bills and the NHL Sabres) were working the state assembly, with the goal of getting in-stadium gambling approved. A measure to allow online sports betting in New York is being discussed Team representatives were in Albany yesterday to make sure they were heard by state government. They’ve also hired a lobbying firm for $7,500 a month to work on the issue. As drunk as Bills fans get they will make a killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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