New Jersey gaming regulators ordered sportsbooks to halt betting on the Citrus Bowl between Purdue and No. 17 LSU given Drew Brees’ relationship with the college and a gaming website.
Brees, a Purdue alum and eventual Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer, signed on to be an interim assistant coach together with his alma mater for the bowl sport. He was additionally a model ambassador for PointsBet.
Brees joined PointsBet in June 2021, and considered one of its adverts staged a video of Brees getting struck by lightning.Â
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Former Boilermaker and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees watches a sport between the Wisconsin Badgers and Purdue Boilermakers Nov. 19, 2016, on the Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind.
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The partnership ended, although, every week after Brees signed on with Purdue, for “regulatory and authorized compliance, accountable gaming practices and the integrity of authorized sports activities betting.”
Any wager positioned after Dec. 15, when Brees joined the teaching employees, was voided.
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Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Drew Brees on the 2001 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
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Brees performed for the Boilermakers from 1997 to 2000 and was drafted within the second spherical of the 2001 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. The 13-time Professional Bowler spent his first 5 seasons in San Diego earlier than taking part in for the New Orleans Saints till his retirement in 2020.
The 2010 Tremendous Bowl champion’s 11,792 passing yards at Purdue are nonetheless probably the most at school historical past, as are his 90 passing touchdowns.
Over the previous two weeks, LSU went from 11½- to 14-point favorites.
Drew Brees stands on the sideline throughout a sport between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys at Raymond James Stadium Sept. 9, 2021, in Tampa, Fla.Â
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The sport kicks off on Monday at 1 p.m. ET at Tenting World Stadium in Orlando.
