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Patrons watch NFL football at the new Suncoast Sportsbook on Sept. 8, 2024.

OPINION: NBA betting scandal surprise anyone? I didn't think so.

One veteran of the legal side of the sports betting industry puts it bluntly: If the bookies used were legal, they were dangerously unsophisticated. If they were illegal, they were asking for trouble — or were in on the conspiracy and getting a piece of the action.

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Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) during the 28th annual Lake Tahoe Summit.

D.C. Download: How Cortez Masto, Rosen might vote on Trump Cabinet nominees

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) will be part of the minority next year, and as such, likely won't swing any decisions — President-elect Donald Trump can afford to lose three Republican votes on any nominee. But it's their first opportunity to take stances on Trump policy via his personnel and question them on Nevada-specific issues.