I’m of the opinion that the best society is one where adults can freely decide for themselves whether or not to do anything as long as it doesn’t immediately and obviously hurt others.
Making things illegal doesn’t stop them. It just puts them into dark corners.
Having said this, I do think it is necessary to understand that with freedom comes responsibility. This means that we cannot be naive. We acknowledge that most if not all of these free activities could in some cases hurt people. Some people will become addicted, for example. Thus, any company entering into these free enterprises must set aside a percentage to help those who fall prey to the dark sides of our free activities (e.g. addiction).
This way we can maximize enjoyment and free choice of adults, but sill not abandon those of us (there but for the grace of God go I) who haven’t learned to avoid detrimental excess.
Ecruteak-vagrant
I mean, I’m fine with consenting adults doing what they want within reason. What I do take issue with is that gambling ads exist. A lot of European soccer leagues are getting rid of gambling ads on jerseys and within stadiums. The genie is out of the bottle so sports betting will never go away, but we can stop the pervasive advertising and make sure children are less exposed to it. Doesn’t seem like an unreasonable compromise IMO.
Clayton_Gold
Didn’t even watch the video. The answer is yes.
IllIllllIIIIlIlIlIlI
It’s just hard for people to have sympathy for gambling addicts. They don’t realize that gambling hits those same award circuits in your brain. They’re seen as just idiots, not addicts.
So why not open the floodgates on gambling and tax the shit out of it? The only people negatively impacted will be supposed idiots.
Level-Variation-8208
Great video. In the last few years I’ve watched a handful of friends turn into complete degenerates between crypto and sports betting, so I’m not a fan. Gambling has absolutely zero appeal to me for whatever reason, but god *damn* I’m sick of those commercials.
TheZebrraKing
I like gambling I enjoy it. I don’t mind other people gambling either. What I have a HUGE problem with is there company’s trying to convince you you can make money on average. The industry would be a thing if that was the case
SLC_NinerMan96
It’s a scandal waiting to happen and it’s gonna be ugly as fuck when it does. I don’t know which of the four major leagues (or college sports) it’ll be, but it’s going to be really nasty.
re-verse
Short answer: ya.
Long answer: yes.
FellSorcerer
The answer, of course, is no. If you don’t agree with the industry, then don’t participate in it. Sports betting is open only to adults, and if you’re going to sewer yourself, that’s on you.
If we’re going to allow alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, sex / swing clubs, and all the rest that anyone could deem as « potentially dangerous, » then sports betting gets to stay.
If you start picking and choosing which vices are OK and which ones aren’t, you are going to have big problems.
Like17Badgers
I dont need an 18 minute video to tell me yes, very
Hutch25
Yes. It has exposed the owners for who they really are.
EmoLeBron
I enjoy wagering on sports and do it 5 or 6 nights a week. Some may call that addiction, and I might agree.. I do, however, gamble in a responsible manner. Making my unit sizing using only 1% of my bankroll for each wager (full disclosure, that is $2.50 for me), not making parlays, etc. I never gamble beyond my means, and I never have taken an approach of gambling will make me a lot of money, because it won’t.
With all that being said, I will always advise someone to not gamble because it’s a slippery slope. Even if you start on the 1% of your bankroll rule, you hit a juicy parlay, it could trigger you to chase that dragon. I have a major problem with the marketing. Strictly advertising SGPs, which if you do research the odds they give you on a 3 legger and up is never good value. EVER. They advertise how easy it is to “cash out” implying you will receive money.
We need to really curb the advertisements, and present what all this really is. You shouldn’t be allowed to push the risks under the rug with a 2 second tagline “if you have a gambling problem call blahblahblah” at the end of ads. It’s disingenuous and all these sportsbooks are scummy.
Okay I’m going to go place a $2.50 wager on the Over for Pens-Wild now.
UncommonHouseSpider
Simple answer: yes.
Complex answer: yes, but we are making money
GrunDMC74
Irrelevant. Cats out of the bag. But suspending a guy half a season for gambling when gambling site ads plaster the boards of arenas and even players’ jerseys at a hockey game is the height of hypocrisy.
prairiebandit
Huge yes, in 5 years we’ll have a shocked pikachu face from mental health with who knew this was so bad for the general population.
People on government assistance (not Medicare or Social Security) should not be allowed to gamble. If they need public money to make ends meet they should not be allowed to gamble money.
Neb-Nose
I think our children and their children will look back at this era in the same way that we look at cigarette ads from the 60s and 70s.
They will be like, “WTF were they thinking?!”
Gambling addiction is a very real thing and it’s extremely destructive to people who fall prey to it.
I think it’s ridiculous that the sports leagues are all openly in bed with them.
Like, this can only have one possible outcome, and it’s not a good one.
This is inviting so many problems that they could simply ignore before.
dylanisbored
No
jaymickef
I’ve never used one of these apps but the ads make it sound like they will send you notices during a game you have bet on for more in-game bets, is that true?
Otterslayer22
Yes
dylanisbored
Gambling has always been accessible. The ads should be curbed but there is nothing wrong with sports betting, a lot of us were doing it pre legalization anyways.
dadsquatch101
Yes yes it is and the bullshit ad campaigns that go along with it deter people from actually enjoying the game. Sports betting should have stayed illegal and underground.
john4845
Short answer: yes. Long answer: yyyeesss.
The biggest problem is the 24/7 advertising.
By eliminating the advertising, you eliminate at least 80% of the problems.
z_dogwatch
So I actually don’t have an issue with Sports Betting industry. I work in the industry even. People can gripe about the advertising and honestly I get it, Everytime I watch a leaf’s game it’s jammed down my throat.
I DO have an issue with allowing wagers/lines on subjects that are underage. U16, World Juniors, most eSports, Olympics(when the age limit is low) etc.
A lot of these kids get subjected to things like Death threats and hate from degenerate gambling addicts, or are even made offers to get involved in fixing games at an early age.
I think this is the worst part of it, and if we outlaw gambling from minors, we should also outlaw gambling on things that include minors.
xMilk112x
It’s definitely ruining dumb people’s lives that’s for sure.
Ta-veren-
I don’t know how anyone with a gambling issues can even watch nhl games these days
Filmexec21
Yes, I cannot stand current updates on betting odds while watching any sports game it is annoying just let me watch a fucking sporting event in peace.
OneNineSevenNine
In my opinion, it’s made sports worse.
Like, it’s ruined just… basic conversations around sports.
I do hockey analytics as a hobby to try to understand the sport and teams and every single time I mentioned it it’s: “For gambling eh?!”
…smh.
OneNineSevenNine
In my opinion, it’s made sports worse.
Like, it’s ruined just… basic conversations around sports.
I do hockey analytics as a hobby to try to understand the sport and teams and every single time I mentioned it it’s: “For gambling eh?!”
…smh.
MonolithicMoose
Sports gambling is fine.
Alcohol is an addiction, kills people etc. And very few people complain about beer ads or beer being sold at games.
31 Comments
Yes
I’m of the opinion that the best society is one where adults can freely decide for themselves whether or not to do anything as long as it doesn’t immediately and obviously hurt others.
Making things illegal doesn’t stop them. It just puts them into dark corners.
Having said this, I do think it is necessary to understand that with freedom comes responsibility. This means that we cannot be naive. We acknowledge that most if not all of these free activities could in some cases hurt people. Some people will become addicted, for example. Thus, any company entering into these free enterprises must set aside a percentage to help those who fall prey to the dark sides of our free activities (e.g. addiction).
This way we can maximize enjoyment and free choice of adults, but sill not abandon those of us (there but for the grace of God go I) who haven’t learned to avoid detrimental excess.
I mean, I’m fine with consenting adults doing what they want within reason. What I do take issue with is that gambling ads exist. A lot of European soccer leagues are getting rid of gambling ads on jerseys and within stadiums. The genie is out of the bottle so sports betting will never go away, but we can stop the pervasive advertising and make sure children are less exposed to it. Doesn’t seem like an unreasonable compromise IMO.
Didn’t even watch the video. The answer is yes.
It’s just hard for people to have sympathy for gambling addicts. They don’t realize that gambling hits those same award circuits in your brain. They’re seen as just idiots, not addicts.
So why not open the floodgates on gambling and tax the shit out of it? The only people negatively impacted will be supposed idiots.
Great video. In the last few years I’ve watched a handful of friends turn into complete degenerates between crypto and sports betting, so I’m not a fan. Gambling has absolutely zero appeal to me for whatever reason, but god *damn* I’m sick of those commercials.
I like gambling I enjoy it. I don’t mind other people gambling either. What I have a HUGE problem with is there company’s trying to convince you you can make money on average. The industry would be a thing if that was the case
It’s a scandal waiting to happen and it’s gonna be ugly as fuck when it does. I don’t know which of the four major leagues (or college sports) it’ll be, but it’s going to be really nasty.
Short answer: ya.
Long answer: yes.
The answer, of course, is no. If you don’t agree with the industry, then don’t participate in it. Sports betting is open only to adults, and if you’re going to sewer yourself, that’s on you.
If we’re going to allow alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, sex / swing clubs, and all the rest that anyone could deem as « potentially dangerous, » then sports betting gets to stay.
If you start picking and choosing which vices are OK and which ones aren’t, you are going to have big problems.
I dont need an 18 minute video to tell me yes, very
Yes. It has exposed the owners for who they really are.
I enjoy wagering on sports and do it 5 or 6 nights a week. Some may call that addiction, and I might agree.. I do, however, gamble in a responsible manner. Making my unit sizing using only 1% of my bankroll for each wager (full disclosure, that is $2.50 for me), not making parlays, etc. I never gamble beyond my means, and I never have taken an approach of gambling will make me a lot of money, because it won’t.
With all that being said, I will always advise someone to not gamble because it’s a slippery slope. Even if you start on the 1% of your bankroll rule, you hit a juicy parlay, it could trigger you to chase that dragon. I have a major problem with the marketing. Strictly advertising SGPs, which if you do research the odds they give you on a 3 legger and up is never good value. EVER. They advertise how easy it is to “cash out” implying you will receive money.
We need to really curb the advertisements, and present what all this really is. You shouldn’t be allowed to push the risks under the rug with a 2 second tagline “if you have a gambling problem call blahblahblah” at the end of ads. It’s disingenuous and all these sportsbooks are scummy.
Okay I’m going to go place a $2.50 wager on the Over for Pens-Wild now.
Simple answer: yes.
Complex answer: yes, but we are making money
Irrelevant. Cats out of the bag. But suspending a guy half a season for gambling when gambling site ads plaster the boards of arenas and even players’ jerseys at a hockey game is the height of hypocrisy.
Huge yes, in 5 years we’ll have a shocked pikachu face from mental health with who knew this was so bad for the general population.
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2022/05/poll-majority-of-canadians-favour-making-sports-betting-illegal-again-just-to-get-rid-of-the-fucking-ads/
People on government assistance (not Medicare or Social Security) should not be allowed to gamble. If they need public money to make ends meet they should not be allowed to gamble money.
I think our children and their children will look back at this era in the same way that we look at cigarette ads from the 60s and 70s.
They will be like, “WTF were they thinking?!”
Gambling addiction is a very real thing and it’s extremely destructive to people who fall prey to it.
I think it’s ridiculous that the sports leagues are all openly in bed with them.
Like, this can only have one possible outcome, and it’s not a good one.
This is inviting so many problems that they could simply ignore before.
No
I’ve never used one of these apps but the ads make it sound like they will send you notices during a game you have bet on for more in-game bets, is that true?
Yes
Gambling has always been accessible. The ads should be curbed but there is nothing wrong with sports betting, a lot of us were doing it pre legalization anyways.
Yes yes it is and the bullshit ad campaigns that go along with it deter people from actually enjoying the game. Sports betting should have stayed illegal and underground.
Short answer: yes. Long answer: yyyeesss.
The biggest problem is the 24/7 advertising.
By eliminating the advertising, you eliminate at least 80% of the problems.
So I actually don’t have an issue with Sports Betting industry. I work in the industry even. People can gripe about the advertising and honestly I get it, Everytime I watch a leaf’s game it’s jammed down my throat.
I DO have an issue with allowing wagers/lines on subjects that are underage. U16, World Juniors, most eSports, Olympics(when the age limit is low) etc.
A lot of these kids get subjected to things like Death threats and hate from degenerate gambling addicts, or are even made offers to get involved in fixing games at an early age.
I think this is the worst part of it, and if we outlaw gambling from minors, we should also outlaw gambling on things that include minors.
It’s definitely ruining dumb people’s lives that’s for sure.
I don’t know how anyone with a gambling issues can even watch nhl games these days
Yes, I cannot stand current updates on betting odds while watching any sports game it is annoying just let me watch a fucking sporting event in peace.
In my opinion, it’s made sports worse.
Like, it’s ruined just… basic conversations around sports.
I do hockey analytics as a hobby to try to understand the sport and teams and every single time I mentioned it it’s: “For gambling eh?!”
…smh.
In my opinion, it’s made sports worse.
Like, it’s ruined just… basic conversations around sports.
I do hockey analytics as a hobby to try to understand the sport and teams and every single time I mentioned it it’s: “For gambling eh?!”
…smh.
Sports gambling is fine.
Alcohol is an addiction, kills people etc. And very few people complain about beer ads or beer being sold at games.