Edwards last month introduced former North Carolina men's basketball coach Dean Smith as a supporter of the legislation. His office said Sunday the measure has been endorsed by 55 major-college football and basketball coaches from Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez to Stanford's Tyrone Willingham, plus the women's basketball coaches at Connecticut, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Tennessee, Kansas and Stanford. Leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Federation of State High School Associations also back the bill. The bill also would prohibit wagering on high school sports and Olympic events. Representatives of Nevada's gambling industry say there is little legal betting on the Olympics and none on high school sports.
Some fans say they see no harm in placing bets on college games.
It's no worse than playing the ponies.