Adam Silver doesn't want to lead the crusade toward legalized sports betting. He just wants to be involved in the conversation. And that, one expert, Rick Horrow, tells ThePostGame, is what makes his strategy so brilliant: Instead of branding himself as the face of sports gambling, he simply wants to usher it in the right direction. But thanks to Silver's open dialogue, it seems likely that legalized betting will soon become a part of the American sports landscape.

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