The AP went with the header, "NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reflects on his op-ed calling for change to sports betting a decade ago." The upcoming 10th anniversary of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver's op-ed in the N.Y. Times calling for the legalization and federal regulation of sports betting "is significant because those words were part of a movement that changed the sports landscape and brought betting on games -- a controversial issue for decades -- mainstream." His words on Nov. 13, 2014 "represented a seismic shift from the NBA’s previous position on the matter." Silver "was simply trying to start a conversation," and a decade later, the NBA has more than two dozen business relationships with gaming companies. The notion of sports betting "isn’t part of a conversation anymore." It’s "a phenomenon." Silver said, "I’d say when it comes to sports betting, I certainly don’t regret writing that op-ed piece."
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