1. It was recently revealed that CBS will not mention anything about betting during the Super Bowl or during its pregame show next Sunday.
The network held a conference call on Wednesday about their plans for the telecast and the gambling topic came up. Here’s CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus’ explanation for ignoring anything betting related:
“Gambling is legalized in a few states now. It’s not widespread across the entire country and our policy has been that in our football telecasts, including the SEC on CBS and the NFL, we don’t discuss gambling information, lines, over/unders.