Research Paper

       My research topic is based on the Gambling Ring in South Florida, where adults gamble on youth football games. My research question is " What is the affect on the youth athletes when adults are gambling on them and their games?" This topic was brought to me, one Sunday morning when I was watching ESPN Outside The Lines, and they had a story of parents gambling on these kids' football games. When choosing topics, I remembered the TV show and decided to research it. I've learned that these men gamble thousands of dollars on these game, authorities say their was more than $100,000 gambled on one championship game. There was a fake barbershop where adults went to go gambled and conduct point spreads on games.
       Gambling is a big problem that people in our world face today, but gambling on youth football games is more than just a problem for the gamblers, it causes problems for the kids who are playing. My research topic is based on A Gambling ring in Deerfield, Florida, where adults gamble, make point spreads, and pay kids for making big plays or big hits during their football games. These adults gamble hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars on single games. This is how I conducted my research question " What is the effect of gambling on the youth athletes when adults are gambling on them and their football games?" Through interviews and reports, it has a dramatic affect on some of these kids, a lot of them have single mothers, so when men pay them to play football, they take it because they see it as a way to get money. So now they are able to have things that they normally wouldn't. These kids get into being paid for playing football, that they don't focus on school and they get into the streets and get involved with things that can get them in trouble. This huge gambling ring was allegedly ran by Brandon Bivins, or coach B, who is the president of the Fort Lauderdale Hurricanes, one of the best teams in the league. Bivins was arrested for bookmarking, and conduct an illegal operation. He ran a fake barbershop where adults gambled on games, and he was getting the most money out of most of them.

Tues. Research, citing sources- 45 min.
Wedn. Research, siting source, notecard- 1 hour.
Thurs. Research, Citing, annotating Bibliographies- 1 hour 30 min
Sat.- Research, Notecards- 30 min.