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   From: fritz@spamexpire-202511.rodent.frell.theremailer.net   
      
   Excerpt:   
      
   INGERSOLL: The Whimpering Death Of America’s Pastimes, Brought To You   
   By Online Gambling   
      
   THE END OF SPORTS   
      
   Graham Gano wants out. He used to be one of the best kickers in the   
   NFL. An absolute sniper. But hearing him talk, it’s clear he’s finished.   
      
   What’s getting to Gano’s morale is more than just battlefield   
   weariness, however.   
      
   “Ever since sports betting started, I get people telling me to kill   
   myself every week,” he told reporters in the locker room. “Because I’ll   
   hit a kick that loses them money, or I’ll miss a kick and it loses them   
   money. The other day, somebody told me to get cancer and die.”   
      
   There’s a long history of fan vitriol for kickers. God bless Scott   
   Norwood, who missed a chip shot to lose a Super Bowl for the Buffalo   
   Bills 30-some-odd years ago.   
      
   This vitriol is different. It’s not the desperation that springs from a   
   deep love for the home team. It’s a chorus of degenerate voices who are   
   betting their kids’ college funds from the very couches in their homes,   
   via mobile apps that have sprung up in the last ten years and taken   
   over all of gaming.   
      
   https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/07/ingersoll-death-american-sports-   
   betting-gambling/   
      
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