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Message: [QUOTE="CaptainHook, post: 2855015, member: 8315"] Having a gambling company as a major partner is a joke. The quality of the NRL has declined ever since the NRL got into bed with Tom Waterhouse years ago. I don't like gambling - I've got nothing against people who do - but I don't like Sportsbet being a sponsor of the NRL. I just don't see how the NRL can keep its integrity. Match fixing is a problem facing nearly every professional sport but I don't see too many of them signing up a betting company. How can fans take the NRL's stance on match fixing seriously when they think having Sportsbet as a major sponsor is good for the game? Mascord mentioned this problem in his latest column. He also drew attention to the English Football Association which has decided to end its sponsorship deals with all gambling firms. A statement from them said: I almost got whiplash when reading about it this arvo. A governing body actually putting the integrity of their sport first. If only the NRL had that sort of leadership. Instead they're quite content to whore Rugby League out to the highest bidder. As long as the price is right. [/QUOTE]

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