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Sports Gambling

The NFL will not allow a Las Vegas tourism commercial to air during the Super Bowl. The league does not want imply any links to gambling. Commentator Frank Deford says the National Football League, and other professional sports in the United States, are too paranoid about gambling.

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Frank Deford died on Sunday, May 28, at his home in Florida. Remembrances of Frank's life and work can be found in All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and on NPR.org.
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