James C. Dobson

James C. Dobson is founder and president of Focus on the Family, a Christian ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the following viewpoint, he argues that the federal government should prohibit wagering on college sports. According to Dobson sports betting is common among college students and has corrupted many student- athletes. Sports bettors usually don’t bet on whether a team will simply win or lose, but also on whether the team will win by a certain number of points. In some cases, athletes have been paid to “shave points,” or purposely try not to score as much as they normally would, in order to rig games. In Dobson’s view, a total ban on college sports betting is necessary to avoid these scandals.

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