The long, slow erosion of the Olympics’ claim to sporting purity has reached a new landmark.
The Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro will be gambled on inside Nevada sports books.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board, acting on the interests of race and sports book directors in the state, agreed last year to allow bettors to wager on Olympic events for the first time since the practice was forbidden in 2001.
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