I was talking to Carmelo Anthony. He is actually our CNBC sport video cast guest for next week. But I had to ask him, look, this is going to be the story of the day, the story of the week, the story of the month for you. Carmemelllo Anony's an NBC sports basketball announcer. I'm sure he's going to be talking about this. Then I said, "Look, what is your thoughts on all of this. Do you feel like sports betting affects the integrity of the game. " Take a listen to what he told me. you know, athletes are they ...

I have always been very torn on sports gambling.On one hand, I fundamentally believe people should be able to do whatever they want with their money as long as they are not breaking the law or hurting anyone else.On the other hand, it feels like a bad idea to stuff sports gambling ads down the throat of a a generation of young people and obfuscate the low likelihood of success.The balance between personal freedom and preventing financial destruction is hard. ...

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