Nevada Sen. Dean Heller said Thursday that NFL cheating could be a problem for his state, where sports betting is legal, and he called on the football league to punish cheaters after reports surfaced that the New England Patriots may have doctored footballs in last weekend’s game.
“When individuals break professional rules to gain unfair competitive advantages, everyone associated with the game is impacted. This type of behavior should never be tolerated,” he said.
Mr. Heller demanded the NFL impose “decisive actions” before the Super Bowl, on Feb. 1, in order to head off any problems with the event, which is one of the most heavily-bet sporting events on the calendar.
According to reports the Patriots, who easily defeated the Indianapolis Colts to advance to the Super Bowl, took two pounds of pressure out of all 12 of the game balls they supplied for last weekend’s league championship game.
• Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.
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