In October 2011, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that a group of gambling websites in Costa Rica offers betting odds on high school football games in the state of Pennsylvania. The newspaper reports that the town of Shaler’s athletic director Paul Holzshu had “disgust” for websites and bookies that offer betting opportunities on games teenagers play.

“It sounds to me like we are at the mercy of people who don’t give a damn about the educational quality of what we’re doing,” Holzshu said. “They’re just trying to make a buck off kids who are innocent. People are exploiting kids by betting on games.”

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