17-Feb-07. Dirty little secret no more. Edmonton Journal, A1.

This item introduces a five-part series of articles to appear in The Journal called Games of Chance: Inside Sports Gambling that will examine many of the nuances of sports gambling. It is noted that there has been a shift from an era when sports distanced themselves from gamblers to today’s cozy relationship between the two. The integrity of professional games is now at risk because of this association, as is the integrity of the coaches and athletes who play the games and those who bet on them.