He’s against it. He thinks it has negative societal consequences, and that those consequences outweigh any economic benefits a state may incur.
“Most of the really unpleasant incidents with fans over the years were primarily with someone who lost a bet,” Osborne said Tuesday morning on “Early Break” (93.7 FM) with Jake Sorensen and yours truly. “I’d occasionally have somebody say, ‘Well, you just cost me $1,000.’
“If you’re Scott Frost, and there’s eight minutes left in the game, you’re ahead by 21 points, and you’re favored by 24 -- and you put the second teams (backups) in the game -- there are some people who are going to be really upset because you haven’t beaten the point spread,” Osborne said.