What’s the deal with this new form of betting degeneracy?

[Blitty]

 

[CASPERWAIT$]

This is just getting out of hand

 

[Archie]

more

 

[Vegas Dave]

Shit really sucks. Legalization of sports betting around the country fucking up a lot of families.

Kalshi unregulated loophole hijinks, casts much wider net beyond sports fans, lets create more addicts across all potential markets!

 

[tullamore]

Great for the bar business on saturday and sundays

 

[roguejuror]

I don't see anything wrong

 

[Blitty]

I use to make roulette bets on these random live sports on at 3am. Like Kazakstahni handleball or Mongolian cricket.

Now draftkings has an option to watch them on app.

 

[FairWarning]

Sky Sports from England was showing wheelchair rugby this morning. I didn't see any live betting options.

 

[roguejuror]

Congratulations to the Brisbane Lions for winning back to back chmapionships

 

[Vegas Dave]

I don't see anything wrong

Yeah, this is a tricky one.

I mostly agree. I work for a company that promotes this stuff, and promote online casino gaming in my role, which undoubtedly leads to new problem gamblers.

I don't think two consenting adults should be restricted from placing bets on anything they want to. And this is just a more convenient and larger scale version of that, so I don't really think it should be morally or legally wrong.

It's just sad, exposure-wise. For every 100 people who participate who otherwise wouldn't have (didn't think to seek it and/or respected that it wasn't legal where they live), ~55 or so of them will enjoy responsibly and have fun. ~40 or so of them will bet and lose money they don't have to bet and lose, putting more financial stress on themselves and family.

And then that 1-5, gonna be some awoken addiction demons and real problems.

 

[Boner_18]

Is that an industry stat Dave? Or is 40% just a number you pulled out thin air (albeit with some experience).

 

[FairWarning]

The

Yeah, this is a tricky one.

I mostly agree. I work for a company that promotes this stuff, and promote online casino gaming in my role, which undoubtedly leads to new problem gamblers.

I don't think two consenting adults should be restricted from placing bets on anything they want to. And this is just a more convenient and larger scale version of that, so I don't really think it should be morally or legally wrong.

It's just sad, exposure-wise. For every 100 people who participate who otherwise wouldn't have (didn't think to seek it and/or respected that it wasn't legal where they live), ~55 or so of them will enjoy responsibly and have fun. ~40 or so of them will bet and lose money they don't have to bet and lose, putting more financial stress on themselves and family.

And then that 1-5, gonna be some awoken addiction demons and real problems.

The state wouldn't care if it was one of their lotto games. We have a customer who used to play$200-400 daily on the Michigan online keno.

 

[roguejuror]

It's just sad, exposure-wise. For every 100 people who participate who otherwise wouldn't have (didn't think to seek it and/or respected that it wasn't legal where they live), ~55 or so of them will enjoy responsibly and have fun. ~40 or so of them will bet and lose money they don't have to bet and lose, putting more financial stress on themselves and family.

And then that 1-5, gonna be some awoken addiction demons and real problems.

ailments of society, that's why we need the restored gospel of the Latter-day Saints in our life

 

[Vegas Dave]

ailments of society, that's why we need the restored gospel of the Latter-day Saints in our life

Where is that guy that tries to save our souls with no more bad stuff like sex, gambling, garlic etc?