LOS ANGELES: The National Football League season kicking off Thursday will unleash a flood of wagering in which $95 billion will be bet, most of it illegally, the American Gaming Association said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

“Illegal sports betting is reaching new heights of popularity in America,” Geoff Freeman, president and chief executive of the Washington-based trade group said in a press release. “It’s clear that a federal ban on traditional sports betting outside of Nevada is failing.”

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