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• "As always, this is not a warning sign for homeowners to run out and sell, or rush to buy, in any specific market.
• The housing market remains strong throughout most of the country despite some recent small downturns.
• Rather, this report again spotlights areas that appear more or less exposed to a market fall, should that start to happen, based on key measures."
• Counties with the lowest composite rank were considered most vulnerable to housing market problems.

• A record 67.8 million American adults are expected to bet US$23.1 billion on Super Bowl LVIII, according to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult for the American Gaming Association.
• The estimated number of bettors has increased 35% from the previous Super Bowl, while the total amount being bet is estimated to have shot up from $16 billion in 2023.
• Both figures would represent records – fitting for a Super Bowl held in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the U.S. For the NFL, partnering with sportsbooks has been a boon for business.

Staunch opposition

• The NFL’s leadership, however, remained adamantly opposed to its broadcasting partners explicitly encouraging gambling.
• So Snyder communicated the lines by predicting the final score, thereby allowing careful listeners to learn a point spread.
• The routine lasted until 1988, when Snyder suggested that slavery had made Black players better athletes.
• We have to make it clear to the athletes, the fans and the public, gambling is not a part of sport, period.” The measure passed.

More money, more problems?

• Since then, more than 30 states have legalized sports gambling.
• In 2021, the league announced seven companies, including BetMGM, Draft Kings and Caesars, as the league’s official gambling partners.

• Even casual fans can’t miss the surge in gambling advertisements that now air during the games, all of which buttress the value of media rights.
• Meanwhile, the NFL’s official sportsbook partners will fork over more than $1 billion to the league over the course of the five-year contract.
• Gambling addictions are at an all-time high, likely spurred by the ease with which people can place bets from their phones.

Thomas Oates does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CUMULUS MEDIA’s (NASDAQ: CMLS) Westwood One, the largest audio network in the U.S., will present exclusive national audio play-by-play coverage of six NFL games over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, including Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Sunday night, and Monday night.
• This will be just the second time that twin brothers will have shared a three-man booth for a national NFL broadcast.
• SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL will feature the Baltimore Ravens taking on the LA Chargers, on November 26, with coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m.
• For more information on Westwood One Sports’ NFL programming, contact Ryan Maguire at [email protected] or (212) 824-2994.

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