http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/czechrepublicTCR/headfirstlikepeterose.jpg never bet against the reds Did choose some days to not bet on the Reds. Not betting on your team does not create a conflict of interests. Betting with people who take bets on your team does, period. Even if he was betting on the Bears, he shouldn't have been gambling. He doesn't have to bet on the Reds one way or the other. Picture this...He loses betting that the Pack would beat the Bears, and he owes...big...he's just put himself in a situation where he's compromised himself, as the bookie could coax him into throwing a game as a means of repayment. Maybe he puts in the wrong reliever with horrible lifetime splits against the other teams best hitter in a tight game, who knows. He never bet on or against his team, but the integrity is gone. When you're a sports manager, you just shouldn't be associating with sports bookies, period. From what you just wrote, it would seem you have no problem with Rose betting in Vegas. Is that the case?