If we ban betting on sports, they’ll just move betting to some other random indeterminate outcome. Like…which industries and markets are going to perform better than others month by month.

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[–] Moonrise2473@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago

I guess some way to change your mind is giving you a share of the money the gambling industry is paying for having this happen

Before it was outlawed, in my country some gambling website even paid to rename the league to "bet and win league"

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (9 children)

who tf gambles on sport (probably why they are advertising on tv)

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It is an unbelievably massive, multi-billion dollar industry that is rapidly growing in the US right now. A number of states have relaxed their laws about online gambling and sports books, we are going to see a whole new generation of addicts. Every single fraternity at American universities has a point person at this stage. Many did prior they just did it on the sly.

Caesars Sportsbook just bought the sponsorship for the NFL stadium out from Mercedes in my city. You cannot go a quarter-mile without seeing a billboard about it. YouTube is flooded with it if it detects I’m in my home state. It’s relentless now. And if it’s not Caesar’s palace bombing me with ads, it’s draft kings.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 8 months ago

Gambling on sports is one of the oldest types of gambling.

And, look. If you have the cash to spare, and gambling isnt a vice for you, it is kinda fun. Thats kinda the problem, its easy for the average person to get into it with some friends as a way to have more fun watching the game only for that to be the first domino.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Lots of people. Probably the same people that play Fantasy Football.

People will literally gamble on anything.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Bet.

wait no

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[–] heavy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Good to see people agree on this. The way that gambling in sports has flourished really targets and is detrimental to young men, IMO. I've noticed that younger men tend to feel it's normal to risk a significant amount of money gambling on almost all sports, to include E-sports, when really it shouldn't be something they think about constantly.

I like gambling as much as the next person, and I feel like you should be allowed to if you're responsible, but I think we shouldn't be glorifying gambling like it's just something everyone does. Shame on all these celebrities using their status to trick younger people into gambling.

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

no. you're right.

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Edit his mug so it doesn't have that Nazis name on it. Maybe have it say boot or dumbass lol

[–] Veedem@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Governments want that tax income. They want that business to boom. They don’t care about the side effects.

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[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The worst are podcast ads. It's like 30% "you can win $100 on a $10 bet with promo code xyz" and 70% disclaimers and gambling addiction hotline numbers.

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do they advertise sports gambling on tv?

In California I don’t see this. You do get the occasional ad for an Indian casinos, or Las Vegas though.

[–] bonn2@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Some states have recently legalized it, and, oh boy, no time was spared filling every commercial break with ads for it.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I get why we want to get away from that dumbass(heh) that's the normal part of this meme?

But Red would give zero fucks about gambling.

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