Kyle Busch on Gambling and NASCAR: 'I Think it's Good. You Know I Don't Think There's a Negative to it'
Sports betting is legal in the United States now and some leagues, like the NBA, are looking to capitalize right off the bat. NASCAR is regularly left out of the discussion.
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CBS Sports did have an opportunity to pose the question to one Kyle Busch recently.
Q: AS A VEGAS NATIVE, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON GAMBLING IN NASCAR?
"I think it's good. You know I don't think there's a negative to it. I think you look at a lot of different jurisdictions across the country have kind of gotten into more of the casino-type atmospheres. I don't remember casinos being around Illinois years and years ago, but there's some more around Illinois and you got some on the river for Ohio there just outside of Kentucky and of course, Vegas.
"Being from Las Vegas, that's the mecca for gambling in the country and it's pretty neat that you have this opportunity for fans to be able to bet on your sport. I think it'll put more eyeballs on the sport. I think it'll bring some interest to the sport. I've always kind of looked at horse racing as you know, you can go out there and bet on horse racing, but why can't we bet on racing, racing.
"I think it's just a difference of where the world is kind of going and what's kind of happening, so I think it's fine. What that does for casinos in gambling meccas already, maybe that will hurt them a little because there may be some more online stuff that kind of pops up, so we'll have to obviously look at the economics of that, but you know, I think as far as our sport goes, it's a positive."
