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SPORTS Tuesday 13 March 2018
Industry: $10B will be bet on March Madness, most illegally

By WAYNE PARRY basketball brackets pools
Associated Press and spent $2.6 billion on
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — entry fees.
America's gambling indus- It also conducted a survey
try predicts $10 billion will that found that roughly
be bet on the March Mad- two-thirds of U.S. states
ness college basketball make it illegal to partici-
tournament — nearly all of pate in sports betting pools
it illegally or off-the-books. if money is involved.
That's one of the reasons Enforcing those laws, how-
the American Gaming As- ever, has not been a prior-
sociation favors the full ity for law enforcement.
legalization and regula- "Our current sports betting
tion of sports betting in laws are so out of touch
the United States. The U.S. with reality that we're turn-
Supreme Court is weeks ing tens of millions of Ameri-
away from ruling on New cans into criminals for the
Jersey's challenge to a law simple act of enjoying
limiting legal sports betting college basketball," said
to just four states: Dela- Geoff Freeman, president
ware, Montana, Nevada and CEO of the American
and Oregon, and a ruling Gaming Association.
that legalizes sports betting "The failed federal ban on In this March 11, 2018, file photo, Houston guard Rob Gray, front left, grabs a rebound in front of
nationwide could provide sports betting has created Cincinnati forward Gary Clark (11) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball champi-
new revenue opportuni- an illegal, unregulated onship game at the American Athletic Conference tournament, in Orlando, Fla.
ties for cash-strapped state sports betting market that Associated Press
governments, as well as offers zero consumer pro- $300 million. The group also flood of new products" if The Council on Compul-
casino companies. tections and generates counted 48 pieces of sports sports betting is legalized, sive Gambling of New Jer-
The group found 54 mil- zero revenue for state and betting legislation active in including increased oppor- sey says "sports betting is a
lion people — or about a tribal governments." 18 state legislatures across tunities for bets on events cause for concern."
quarter of the U.S. adult Freeman said only 3 per- the country as lawmak- within a game and not just While neutral on gambling,
population — participated cent of the $10 billion the ers anticipate a favorable on its final score or statistics. the group has been con-
in a sports betting pool last group predicts will be wa- Supreme Court ruling and "There's a lot of money tacting New Jersey law-
year, spending $18 billion gered on the games will prepare for the advent of that's going to go to inno- makers to discuss needs
on entry fees. That includes be done through legal Ne- legal sports betting. vation that's currently sitting that will arise if sports bet-
24 million who filled out vada sports books, or about Freeman predicted "a on the sidelines," he said. ting is legalized.q

Kwiatkowski leads Tirreno-Adriatico with 1 stage left

FANO, Italy (AP) — Marcel Kwiatkowski remained
Kittel won his second stage three seconds ahead of
of the Tirreno-Adriatico Damiano Caruso, with
race and Michal Kwiat- Mikel Landa 20 seconds
kowski remained in the further back.
overall lead on Monday "I didn't want to lose Tir-
ahead of the closing time reno-Adriatico by a few
trial. seconds without trying to
Kittel edged Peter Sagan, get the time bonus in the
who had been held up by intermediate sprint," Kwiat-
a crash with about seven kowski said. "I didn't make it
kilometers left of the 153-ki- but, at the end of the day,
lometer (95-mile) sixth we have to be very happy
stage from Numana to with the stage and keep
Fano. Maximiliano Richeze focus on tomorrow's time
was third. trial for a perfect end."
One of the favorites, Fer- The final stage is a 10-kilo-
nando Gaviria, touched meter (6.2-mile) individual
the wheel of another cy- time trial in San Benedetto
clist and went down, taking del Tronto.q
others with him. Sagan was
just behind Gaviria and
somehow managed to
stay upright, but the world
champion was forced to
use a lot of energy to get Germany's Marcel Kittel celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 6th stage of the
Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race, from Numana to Fano, Italy, Monday, March 12, 2018.
back up to the front of the
peloton. with Fernando Gaviria, I but we remained focused decide after Tirreno-Adri-
Kittel's other stage win was was just on the left side of on our goal," Kittel said. "I'm atico if I'd go to Milan-San-
for the sprinters on Thurs- the Quick-Step riders. Sec- very proud of the team. remo but things are now
day. onds later I heard it was We controlled the race. looking good after two
"When there was the crash Gaviria. I feel sorry for him, "We always said that we'd stage wins."