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Aaron Rodgers’ status highlights the value of inside information

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Instead of risking his liberty in the heavily-regulated world of information that will directly influence the price of shares of corporate stocks, Kendricks should have simply trafficked in information that will directly influence the availability of football players to play in football games. Because that’s barely regulated, at least for now.

The best example of this dynamic since the Supreme Court opened the floodgates for legalized gambling comes from the status of Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers for Week Two vs. the Vikings. Rodgers and the Packers have managed to keep everyone in the dark regarding whether he’ll play with a knee injury, a piece of information that would have a huge impact on betting on the game — and on betting on the question of whether he’ll play, which is a thing.