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We don't tell the officials to change the standard for the playoffs, but as we all know, time and space tends to evaporate very quickly in a playoff game; there tends to be a lot more physicality and a lot more adjustments in the course of a series.

~Gary Bettman

Topics: Adjustment Change Course Evaporate Game Know Lot More Officials Physicality Playoff Playoffs Quickly Series Space Standard Tell Tends Time Time And Space Very

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I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext.

~Gary Bettman

Topics: Been Further Having Progress Trouble Understanding Why

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I don't worry about the integrity of the game. Our players are professionals.

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Topics: About Game Integrity Our Players Professionals Worry

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You don't want people rooting for anything other than the team that they love and the players that they think the world of to win. We don't want there to be another agenda.

~Gary Bettman

Topics: Agenda Another Anything Love Other People Players Rooting Team Than Think Want Win World You

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Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and the scoring.

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Topics: Baseball Because Betting Even Game Hockey Nature Percentage Place Relatively Scoring Small Takes Very

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While we know gambling is part of the industry in Las Vegas, we're not going to make it all that easy for you to pick up a ticket, a gambling ticket, on your way into the arena.

~Gary Bettman

Topics: Arena Easy Gambling Going Industry Know Las Vegas Make Part Pick Ticket Up Vegas Way While You Your

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We're concerned how gambling and betting affects the NHL game and changes the perception of and challenges the integrity of the NHL game.

~Gary Bettman

Topics: Affects Betting Challenges Changes Concerned Gambling Game How Integrity Perception Nhl

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I think that when somebody loses a bet, they tend to sometimes confuse their motives in rooting and enjoying the game because if you lose your bet, even though the team you're rooting for wins, you have a potentially conflicted outcome.

~Gary Bettman

Topics: Because Bet Confuse Enjoying Even Game Lose Loses Motives Outcome Potentially Rooting Somebody Sometimes Team Tend Think Though Wins You Your I Think

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We don't worry about the integrity of our game. I'm more focused on the atmosphere in the arena, and that's something we're comfortable with going forward.

~Gary Bettman

Topics: About Arena Atmosphere Comfortable Focused Forward Game Going Integrity More Our Something Worry

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I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also?

~Gary Bettman

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: June 2nd, 1952

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