DraftKings

[Snapolit1]

Doing box breaks at the National. I guess the line between the Hobby and pure gambling just got a little smaller.
Hopefully soon you can bet on the results of card breaks on their app.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Doing box breaks at the National. I guess the line between the Hobby and pure gambling just got a little smaller.
Hopefully soon you can bet on the results of card breaks on their app.

I was watching an SF Giants post game show the other day and they had a betting line ad sponsored by Draftkings and announced by the hosts. My jaw dropped at how innocuous they made it seem and how infiltrated gambling has become in the sport. My takeaway?

1. This will not end well for many young people.

2. There's no longer any reason to keep Joe Jackson and Pete Rose out of the HOF.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I was watching an SF Giants post game show the other day and they had a betting line ad sponsored by Draftkings and announced by the hosts. My jaw dropped at how innocuous they made it seem and how infiltrated gambling has become in the sport. My takeaway?

1. This will not end well for many young people.

2. There's no longer any reason to keep Joe Jackson and Pete Rose out of the HOF.

The Mets have them reading the betting lines on air too. The only thing that makes it tolerable as a viewer is that the guys in the booth clearly do not like it

[Seven]

After gambling on sports, was derided by the corporations and the masses for so long, it's literally all in our collective faces, everywhere. To be quite frank, it's ridiculous.

[insidethewrapper]

They do a parlay throughout all the Detroit Tigers games on TV and let you know how it is progressing. Also mention how much you can win on a $100 bet, but no mention about losing. Also show how the over/under in runs change during the game.

[Snapolit1]

Sitting here in NJ, weed is for sale in every town and every one and his mother is gambling on line. To think people used to go to jail for years for this stuff. Then one day you wake up and the government is taxing it and it’s all cool. Funny how that works.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Sitting here in NJ, weed is for sale in every town and every one and his mother is gambling on line. To think people used to go to jail for years for this stuff. Then one day you wake up and the government is taxing it and it’s all cool. Funny how that works.

Well said

[gonefishin]

I agree with everything said.

Here's something to think about. In California it is legal to smoke marijuana, but the State has banned the sale of menthol cigarettes. What the f---?

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by Seven

After gambling on sports, was derided by the corporations and the masses for so long, it's literally all in our collective faces, everywhere. To be quite frank, it's ridiculous.

Amd if you don't think it's rigged, you aren't paying attention

[Prof]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

I was watching an SF Giants post game show the other day and they had a betting line ad sponsored by Draftkings and announced by the hosts. My jaw dropped at how innocuous they made it seem and how infiltrated gambling has become in the sport. My takeaway?

1. This will not end well for many young people.

2. There's no longer any reason to keep Joe Jackson and Pete Rose out of the HOF.

I take it you're not much of a basketball fan?

Gambling has infected the NBA broadcasts over the last few years to an insane degree. There are full on draftkings segments before espn games. Presenters/analysts talk about betting lines instead of the game itself. Presenters literally say 'I'd hammer LeBron at over 26 tonight.' There are ad reads by commentators mid-action for in-game betting odds. The espn bosses force creatives to include betting talk in podcasts, as tv segments, in written pieces, etc. It's genuinely gross.

I even saw a pre-taped video by the studio presenters saying "I'd go on draftkings and bet on X player to score the next basket" get thrown into a game- and that player had already left with an injury that night. It's wild.

I assume I am a bit younger than most posters here. But, far more people under 35 are betting on sports than before because of this force feeding, plus the ease of access. Based on who I've talked to, a lot of younger people are throwing away a hundred+ bucks a week on insanely stupid parlays.

I think this will mess up a lot of people. And it's not even legal nationwide yet.