OPINION: Michigan State’s deal with Caesars is ending. But let’s not pretend it was an entirely unsavory idea.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 8:48 PM
  • Graham Couch, Lansing State Journal

If you didn’t like Michigan State Athletics’ partnership with Caesars Sportsbook, you’ll be happy to know that it’s ending. Four years ahead of schedule.

You won’t see Caesars as a presence at MSU football and basketball games any longer. You’ll be able to pretend for three hours on Saturday that Spartan Stadium is a sacred place, more wholesome than the rest of college athletics, and that sports betting isn’t among the driving forces behind the popularity of major college sports and, thus, a significant piece of the revenue and resources flowing into athletic departments.

Sports betting will no longer be in your face — or in students’ faces — at the game or on campus.