A number of top NFL talents including Terrell Owens, Santana Moss and Santonio Holmes could face punishment from the league for their involvement with an Alabama bingo and entertainment operation.
At least 25 players invested in the project, now known as Center Stage, according to Jason Silver of Yahoo! Sports. Their investment totaled approximately $20 million. The facility is hoping to re-open late this month or in July.
The facility was originally shut down in February 2010 for using illegal slot-machine lookalikes.
The conflict in player investments arises from the NFL?s hardline stance on gambling. League rules prohibit any player or employee from association with a gaming operation.
The NFL is likely to investigate the matter, but cannot discipline the players involved until the current labor dispute is resolved and a new Collective Bargaining Agreement is reached.
?If it were to be determined that an NFL employee had made an investment in violation of league policy on gambling-related activities, that individual would be directed to withdraw the investment and it would be reviewed for potential discipline,? NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said.
Unfortunately for the players with money invested this could be a double hit. Not only is the league likely to get involved, but the investment itself doesn?t appear to be a wise one.
?I know four players with $7 million in this thing,? a source told Silver. ?They keep getting told, ?It?s going to re-open,? then it gets pushed back again and again. This is a bad situation for a lot of these players.?
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