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Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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To The Point: Sen. Curtis Hertel on 2022 spending, relationships in Lansing

Published | Video Starts at 22:23

First of all, I think that sports gaming has been a tremendous success for Michigan. We're going to have more money invested in our schools. And I was really proud earlier this year, We were able to expand coverage of cancer protections for firefighters based on the fund that we created as part of sports gaming. Sports gaming is going to be fantastic for those reasons. But when you make a bet and you lose, you know, like if you've been in the Lions, for example, which is, you know, a bad idea, but often people do it under federal law. (22:23–22:32)

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