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sports betting in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that clears the way for more states to allow sports gambling.Supreme Court justices voted 6-3 on Monday to strike down a 1992 law that barred most state-authorized sports gambling. Before the Supreme Court ruling Derek Rivers Jerseys 2019 , Nevada was the only state that allowed people to bet on the results of a single game.“Congress has long-recognized the potential harms posed by sports betting to the integrity of sporting contests and the public confidence in these events,” the NFL said in a statement. “Given that history, we intend to call on Congress again, this time to enact a core regulatory framework for legalized sports betting.”All the major leagues responded to a ruling that figures to have far-reaching implications throughout the sports world. The NHL noted that “today paves the way to an entirely different landscape – one in which we have not previously operated.”NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, a supporter of legalizing sports gambling, said his league would “remain active in ongoing discussions with state legislatures” about expanding wagering options.Silver also said the league would like to see a federal framework instead of a state-by-state system. The NBA once opposed expanded sports betting but has long said it supports robust regulation.The NBA and Major League Baseball have argued in recent months for a 1 percent cut of proceeds if legalized sports betting expands across the country, saying part of that money would be needed for additional compliance and enforcement efforts within the game.“As each state considers whether to allow sports betting, we will continue to seek the proper protections for our sport, in partnership with other professional sports,” Major League Baseball said in a statement.Keith Whyte White Deatrich Wise Jerseys , the National Council on Problem Gambling’s executive director, believes any governmental body and sports league that receives a direct percentage or portion of sports betting revenue must also dedicate funds to prevent and treat gambling problems.“Some of that 1 percent of betting fees is going to come from people with uncontrollable gambling problems,” Whyte said. “We believe by taking a cut of this money, (the leagues would be) put themselves in the position of having to do something to reduce those costs. Great profits come with great responsibility.”MLB said it would “continue to support legislation that creates air-tight coordination and partnerships between the state, the casino operators and the governing bodies in sports” toward protecting the integrity of the game.Plenty of leagues already have taken steps to make sure its players are educated on the issue.For example, last year the PGA Tour hired Genesis Sports to help with its new “Integrity Program” that began at the start of the year. The program requires players on all six circuits the PGA Tour manages to take part in an online tutorial that, among other things, illustrates some of the far-reaching effects of gambling.“We believe that regulation is the most effective way of ensuring integrity in competition, protecting consumers, engaging fans and generating revenue for government Deatrich Wise Jerseys 2019 , operators and leagues,” the PGA Tour said in a statement.The Supreme Court ruling will impact college sports as well as the pro leagues. Donald Remy, the NCAA’s chief legal officer, said the organization is reviewing the Supreme Court’s decision and that “we will adjust sports wagering and championship policies to align with the direction from the court.”The NCAA currently doesn’t hold NCAA Tournament games or any other NCAA-run events in Nevada because gambling’s legal in that state. Las Vegas is home to the annual Las Vegas Bowl as well as the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament and other tournaments, which aren’t run by the NCAA itself.The NCAA said that 24 percent of NCAA male student-athletes and about 5 percent of female student-athletes in 2016 reported that they had wagered on sports for money within the previous year , which would violate NCAA bylaws. Just below 2 percent of the men participating in the 2016 survey met what the NCAA termed as standard diagnostic criteria for problem gambling.Reactions to the Supreme Court ruling across the sports world weren’t limited to the league offices. The athletes themselves also were wondering about the possible implications of increased legal sports gambling.NASCAR driver Brad Keselowki tweeted that he was “torn” on the Supreme Court’s decision. Keselowski said that it “should be great for our sport, but I’ve also seen gambling ruin lives.”“If you choose to gamble on me or anyone else, please be responsible, and if you need help, get help White Joe Thuney Jerseys ,” Keselowski added.——AP golf writer Doug Ferguson, AP basketball writer Tim Reynolds and AP college football writer Ralph D. Russo contributed to this report. SEATTLE (AP) — Andy Dalton will be perfectly fine if this is how Zac Taylor wants to operate as the head man in Cincinnati.Trust in Dalton. Put the game on his right arm when the situation calls for it and see what happens.It nearly led to an unlikely upset to open the regular season.“We did a lot of good things, from an effort standpoint, the way we fought the whole game,” Dalton said. “Very pleased with everybody and it’s unfortunate that we came out with a loss in this one because there are a lot of good things that happened in this game. But in the end we just didn’t make the play that got us over the top.”Taylor’s tenure in Cincinnati nearly started with a victory, but the Bengals failed to capitalize on a handful of second-half opportunities and dropped a 21-20 decision to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. As much as the Bengals booted away opportunities to escape with the upset, there was a long list of positives to take from Taylor’s debut.Cincinnati led into the fourth quarter. Its makeshift offensive line held up for the most part against Seattle’s pass rush. After two seasons of waiting, John Ross emerged with a career day. And Dalton directed the offense to a career-best 418 yards passing.It was not enough against the Seahawks. It was something to build on going forward.“No question, we feel like we’re just scratching the surface,” Taylor said.Dalton had won in Seattle before. He was 2-0 in his career against the Seahawks and was willing to take on the challenge of passing the Bengals to a victory. It nearly worked.Seattle was intent on not letting Joe Mixon control the game on the ground and that was before Mixon suffered an ankle injury in the third quarter and did not return. Mixon was limited to 10 yards on six carries and Cincinnati had just 34 yards rushing total.Even with the commitment to stop the run Joe Thuney Jerseys 2019 , Seattle was unsure what Taylor would dial up in the passing game. As Pete Carroll described it, Seattle was willing to “rope a dope” a bit and allowed the Bengals to find underneath gaps in the zone coverage. So Dalton was likely to have a good day through the air no matter what.“We had some advantage there, for us nobody really knew what we were going to be,” Dalton said. “This is still just one game, there is more out there for us. Early in the season that’s going to be our advantage.”But when Dalton hit a couple of big plays, it suddenly became a career day and a chance for Cincinnati to pull off the unlikely victory. The first one was a 33-yard TD pass to Ross on a flea-flicker in the second quarter. Then in the final seconds of the first half, Dalton hit Ross on a 55-yard touchdown when Seattle safety Tedric Thompson misjudged his leap to deflect the pass.“A brand new offense with a lot of stuff in their background that they could have done, so we just wanted to make sure we controlled it,” Carroll said. “That’s why those two big plays stand out so much. That was supposed to be eliminated by the way we played it and unfortunately they got a couple of them.”Ross finished with seven catches for 158 yards. He had 210 yards receiving all of last season, and said it did mean more to do it in Seattle White Michael Bennett Jerseys , where he was a college star across town at Washington.“I can honestly say I lost confidence in myself the last two years. Now I come with a different mentality, and now I’ve got to go out there and continue to believe in myself,” Ross said.Ultimately, the Bengals missed too many opportunities in the second half to pull off the upset. They had three possessions inside the Seattle 36 in the third quarter and failed to score. In the fourth quarter, the Bengals had first-and-goal at the Seattle 4 and settled for a field goal.“There are opportunities there that we feel like we left out there,” Dalton said. “There are going to be things that we’re going to look at and think, ‘man,’ but there were a lot of positives from it. Just got to make the play to win.”