DraftKings

[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.