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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (10648)	12/22/2001 12:12:15 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 45639

<<< And to those conspiracy theorists who suggest Tagliabue sent the team back out just because he was worried about money wagered on the game: Forget it. The league isn't naïve enough to believe its preeminence isn't based at least in part on its popularity with gamblers but it tries to distance itself from that element. By the way, Pete Korner of the Las Vegas Sports Consultants, reports that casinos would have paid off if the game had been called off early. Football games, as far as the casinos are involved, must last 58 minutes to be official in the eyes of the bookmakers. Were a game to be cancelled before that, bettors would be refunded their wagers. >>>