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re: The early returns on leglalized sports gambling are ugly and sad
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:08 am to BrohemAlem11
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:08 am to BrohemAlem11
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Probably shouldn’t have legalized credit cards in that case
Or the concept of selling short in the stock market.
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Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:15 am to LSUGrad9295
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That's precious.
That is how Louisiana sold the lottery to its residents 30 years ago. We still have the worst schools and roads in the nation.
That's a Louisiana corruption problem not a lottery problem. That said, the lottery and scratch offs are the bath salts of gambling.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 12:40 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
My favorite NYPost columnist writes -
Someday, and I hope it’s sooner than later, our sports commissioners are going to be subpoenaed to testify as co-conspirators in some of the deals they’ve certified and profited from. Last week, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection’s Gaming Division — “gaming” can be used as the honest title as in consumers being “gamed” by bad-odds gambling, or as a term of obfuscation as if bad-odds gambling is no different from playing no-risk Parcheesi — fined TV-saturated DraftKings $19,000 for what reasonable people would rate worth many more thousands of dollars in punitive sanctions.
Here’s the deal: More than 500 Connecticut customers playing a DraftKings online slot machine tried roughly 21,000 spins for a payout of exactly zero. That’s right — 21,000 spins and not a nickel returned. DraftKings pocketed every cent over what was estimated to be an entire week. DraftKings, which claims that the 0-for-21,000 spins was caused by a computer glitch, is an “official partner” of the NFL, NBA, NHL, PGA Tour and UFC.
LINK
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker suffered immediate public condemnation from the NFL (and much media and celebrities). The kind of backlash normally reserved for the likes of Deshaun Watson, who settled 23 lawsuits for sexual abuse of women and recently had a new one filed against him. Heck, Watson soon signed a fully guaranteed $230 million deal to quarterback the Browns. But, again, this is the leadership provided by Goodell for $70 million per. Perhaps at dinner with his family this week, he’ll recite the X-rated lyrics of his latest chosen Super Bowl headlining rapper.
Here’s another one for Goodell: Now that he has standardized the black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice,” before large-audience games — a transparent public relations stunt rather than an act rooted in sincerity — what do white, Hispanic and Asian-Americans do at such games? Do they respectfully stand, or would that risk accusations of “appropriating black culture?”
What do black folks do during the traditional, one-song-fits-all national anthem? Do they sit, as it’s not their national anthem? Or is he such a quick-fix divisive fool that he never even considered such?
LINK
Someday, and I hope it’s sooner than later, our sports commissioners are going to be subpoenaed to testify as co-conspirators in some of the deals they’ve certified and profited from. Last week, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection’s Gaming Division — “gaming” can be used as the honest title as in consumers being “gamed” by bad-odds gambling, or as a term of obfuscation as if bad-odds gambling is no different from playing no-risk Parcheesi — fined TV-saturated DraftKings $19,000 for what reasonable people would rate worth many more thousands of dollars in punitive sanctions.
Here’s the deal: More than 500 Connecticut customers playing a DraftKings online slot machine tried roughly 21,000 spins for a payout of exactly zero. That’s right — 21,000 spins and not a nickel returned. DraftKings pocketed every cent over what was estimated to be an entire week. DraftKings, which claims that the 0-for-21,000 spins was caused by a computer glitch, is an “official partner” of the NFL, NBA, NHL, PGA Tour and UFC.
LINK
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker suffered immediate public condemnation from the NFL (and much media and celebrities). The kind of backlash normally reserved for the likes of Deshaun Watson, who settled 23 lawsuits for sexual abuse of women and recently had a new one filed against him. Heck, Watson soon signed a fully guaranteed $230 million deal to quarterback the Browns. But, again, this is the leadership provided by Goodell for $70 million per. Perhaps at dinner with his family this week, he’ll recite the X-rated lyrics of his latest chosen Super Bowl headlining rapper.
Here’s another one for Goodell: Now that he has standardized the black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice,” before large-audience games — a transparent public relations stunt rather than an act rooted in sincerity — what do white, Hispanic and Asian-Americans do at such games? Do they respectfully stand, or would that risk accusations of “appropriating black culture?”
What do black folks do during the traditional, one-song-fits-all national anthem? Do they sit, as it’s not their national anthem? Or is he such a quick-fix divisive fool that he never even considered such?
LINK
This post was edited on 9/24/24 at 12:43 am
Posted on 9/24/24 at 1:04 am to bott18240
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Legal gambling like we have now is much more accessible. It’s not like the local bookies have apps.
Ugh, yes they do
Posted on 9/24/24 at 6:32 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
It’s almost as if these things were banned in the past for a reason. I don’t know why people today keep trying to reinvent the wheel and think human nature is any different now.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 6:40 am to boosiebadazz
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I’m just not good at it and don’t care to keep losing
That’s a credit to you.
I know two different guys who flirted with bankruptcy over this because they can sit on their couch and bet on an app without any effort. Sure looked like an addiction from my interactions with both of them.
One guy started off betting SEC football and by the time he finally went in for counseling he was betting middle eastern soccer matches while planning his divorce.
I don’t bet at all, but believe you should have the freedom to do so.
Even so it’s fair to ask how we address the negative externalities it’s causing in our society coast to coast.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 6:48 am to PrimeTime Money
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It’s almost as if these things were banned in the past for a reason. I don’t know why people today keep trying to reinvent the wheel and think human nature is any different now.
It's human nature to crave freedom. It's sad to see a small percentage of the population fricking up justifies the existence of the nanny state to some.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 6:57 am to TROLA
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This isn’t the same as heroin bc while obviously addictive, you can’t die instantaneously from placing a wager.
If they legalized and regulated heroin like they’ve done with gambling, fewer people would die from using it.
(I’m not pro-legalization of heroin, fwiw.)
This post was edited on 9/24/24 at 6:59 am
Posted on 9/24/24 at 7:00 am to MoarKilometers
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It's human nature to crave freedom. It's sad to see a small percentage of the population fricking up justifies the existence of the nanny state to some.
Fair. I assume you're also for completely legalizing all drugs as well? Everything from pot to meth to car-fent.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 7:01 am to HempHead
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I've seen enough Montana geezers spend their SS checks sitting in front of a reel machine every day to reconsider my stance on at least some forms of gambling
Casinos exist to separate olds and the disabled from their benefits. I'm amazed the Fire Marshal allows that many portable oxygen tanks in one place.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 7:04 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
They would piss it away on online slots or drugs, or other stupid shite
Posted on 9/24/24 at 7:18 am to MoarKilometers
quote:Yes, and freedom is a beautiful thing, but we subsidize these poor decisions.
It's human nature to crave freedom. It's sad to see a small percentage of the population fricking up justifies the existence of the nanny state to some.
We offer safety nets in the form of government benefits for when a person exercises their freedoms and the outcome isn’t what they want.
Scruffy is all for freedom. Freedom to gamble away your hard earned money, freedom to do all the drugs and drink all you want, but the individual should have to suffer their actions without a safety net.
The rest of society should not have to support someone when they make poor decisions.
At that point, they should either fail entirely on their own and suffer all consequences on their own, or, if our society wants those safety nets, they should lose the ability to freely make those choices.
This post was edited on 9/24/24 at 7:18 am
Posted on 9/24/24 at 7:53 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I bet 4-5 times a week during football season. I'm not bankrupt. I've not hit the ol lady. People who do this are fricking stupid.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 7:57 am to terriblegreen
The table games are crack and I think the states limiting those are probably doing the right thing.
I don't enjoy betting on a lot of sports events, just a few big bets here and there. I certainly can see how someone would get in deep and keep doubling down or whatever.
I don't enjoy betting on a lot of sports events, just a few big bets here and there. I certainly can see how someone would get in deep and keep doubling down or whatever.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:08 am to OceanMan
Who gives a crap. News flash, people are stupid and make terrible life decisions. Its not the governments job to protect them from themselves.
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:34 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Just like any other vice it’s fine if used in moderation for entertainment. It’s a problem if you let it control your life to a point it’s destructive
If you make it illegal then there will simply be illegal gambling parlors, just like there are illegal drug deals, or illegal speakeasies during prohibition. If people want it, someone will provide it
If you make it illegal then there will simply be illegal gambling parlors, just like there are illegal drug deals, or illegal speakeasies during prohibition. If people want it, someone will provide it
Posted on 9/24/24 at 8:39 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
The Atlantic must not have hit that +475 parlay this sunday
This post was edited on 9/24/24 at 8:40 am
Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:48 am to DavidTheGnome
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Fair. I assume you're also for completely legalizing all drugs as well? Everything from pot to meth
You can prescribe full blown meth to kids as young as 6 according to our fda. Not amphetamine like adderall, full on methamphetamine. Imagine me not thinking that it should be OK for adults.
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car-fent.
If there's a market for recreational consumption and not terrorism, why not. Did the laws stop you from becoming a junkie
Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:50 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Giving people access to gambling with just a few clicks on their phone was always a terrible idea
Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:52 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Yeah only if you are a pleb.
IDK ab you but my 12 team wong teaser parlay crushed last wknd
IDK ab you but my 12 team wong teaser parlay crushed last wknd
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