“It absolutely has to be expanded beyond this one line,” US Bets sports betting analyst Chris Altruda said of the NHL policy. There is the question of what falls under gambling, given the variety of full-season and daily fantasy gaming options. NHL teams can go as far as prohibiting employees from hockey operations to the business side from even joining fantasy leagues for money. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the time said: “If you work in the NFL in any capacity, you may not bet on NFL football.” The collective bargaining agreement includes this sentence: “Gambling on any NHL Game is prohibited.” This is a fairly common stance for professional leagues, including the NFL, which suspended Josh Shaw for the rest of 2019 and all of 2020 for betting on other games around the league. Walter Pratt was banned for nine games for betting on games, but he wound up in the Hall of Fame. Boston players Don Gallinger and Billy Taylor were banned in 1948 for betting on the Bruins and reinstated in 1970.

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