Gamblers bet on new US football league despite no history
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, logos for the Alliance of American Football, right, and the Orlando Apollos adorn an end zone pylon before an AAF football game between the Apollos and the Atlanta Legends on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. Almost no one knows the players, and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping people from making bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, logos for the Alliance of American Football, right, and the Orlando Apollos adorn an end zone pylon before an AAF football game between the Apollos and the Atlanta Legends on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. Almost no one knows the players, and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping people from making bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Feb. 13, 2019 02:53 PM EST
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, Orlando Apollos quarterbacks Garrett Gilbert (3), and Austin Appleby (5) and offensive lineman Ronald Patrick (71) run onto the field before the team's Alliance of American Football game against the Atlanta Legends, in Orlando, Fla. Almost no one knows the players, and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping people from making _ and bookmakers from taking _ bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football (AAF).(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, Orlando Apollos quarterbacks Garrett Gilbert (3), and Austin Appleby (5) and offensive lineman Ronald Patrick (71) run onto the field before the team's Alliance of American Football game against the Atlanta Legends, in Orlando, Fla. Almost no one knows the players, and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping people from making _ and bookmakers from taking _ bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football (AAF).(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Feb. 13, 2019 02:55 PM EST
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Legends receiver Bug Howard (84) is tackled by Orlando Apollos safety Will Hill and defensive back Keith Reaser (29) after catching a pass during the first half of an Alliance of American Football game, in Orlando, Fla. Almost no one knows the players, and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping people from making _ and bookmakers from taking _ bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football (AAF).(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, Atlanta Legends receiver Bug Howard (84) is tackled by Orlando Apollos safety Will Hill and defensive back Keith Reaser (29) after catching a pass during the first half of an Alliance of American Football game, in Orlando, Fla. Almost no one knows the players, and there’s virtually no history to look back on. But that’s not stopping people from making _ and bookmakers from taking _ bets on America’s newest professional football league, the Alliance of American Football (AAF).(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Feb. 13, 2019 02:56 PM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2018, file photo, people sit inside a sports betting lounge at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City N.J. Now, for the first time in the United States, you can legally bet on one of pop culture’s biggest nights. New Jersey is the first state in the U.S. to allow sportsbooks to accept wagers on the Oscars, taking after a common practice in Europe and giving American fans another option besides informal office pools. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2018, file photo, people sit inside a sports betting lounge at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City N.J. Now, for the first time in the United States, you can legally bet on one of pop culture’s biggest nights. New Jersey is the first state in the U.S. to allow sportsbooks to accept wagers on the Oscars, taking after a common practice in Europe and giving American fans another option besides informal office pools. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

Feb. 12, 2019 02:05 PM EST