Concerning sports gambling, Aaron Bradshaw etc.

[Uncle Adolph]

I am not a gambling person and would have no idea of how to go online and bet even if I wanted to. Just have no interest in it but if that is your thing then go for it, to each his own.
But is it me or has the whole gambling thing on sports exploded ?
The guys on KSR seem to be obsessed with it and are constantly pushing it and talking about it.
When the whole sports gambling debate thing being made legal or not in KY awhile back that is ALL they talked about.
With social media, cell phones etc I suppose it is easier to participate now more than ever.
Again to each his own
About Bradshaw the rumors are flying about the possibility of him being involved in point shaving. Again we don't know what is going on with him. I just hope whatever it is does not taint or hurt our BB program.

 

[Creed Bratton]

I am not a gambling person and would have no idea of how to go online and bet even if I wanted to. Just have no interest in it but if that is your thing then go for it, to each his own.
But is it me or has the whole gambling thing on sports exploded ?
The guys on KSR seem to be obsessed with it and are constantly pushing it and talking about it.
When the whole sports gambling debate thing being made legal or not in KY awhile back that is ALL they talked about.
With social media, cell phones etc I suppose it is easier to participate now more than ever.
Again to each his own
About Bradshaw the rumors are flying about the possibility of him being involved in point shaving. Again we don't know what is going on with him. I just hope whatever it is does not taint or hurt our BB program.

I think that the reason KSR pushes it so much is their partnership with Draft Kings ow whichever company it is. They didn't seem to talk about it so much until then.

 

[DraftCat]

I think that the reason KSR pushes it so much is their partnership with Draft Kings ow whichever company it is. They didn't seem to talk about it so much until then.

Right they likely get paid or a kickback from these sites to promote their product.

 

[Uncle Adolph]

I think that the reason KSR pushes it so much is their partnership with Draft Kings ow whichever company it is. They didn't seem to talk about it so much until then.

True. They certainly do now.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

It was happening way before on line gambling started and probably will get worse now that most anyone with a phone can place a wager

 

[WayneDougan]

Since gambling is legal now, point shaving should be legal too. I'm sorry loser degenerates, you're just going to have to factor who's on the take when you do your parlays from now on.

 

[gbl97]

KSR aside, look at the number of commercials for sports gambling. Even ESPN has shows dedicated to sports gambling. It's a different time.

 

[know1]

I just wish it didn't get so much attention/posts/etc. here on the board though.

If you want to gamble that's your business. But there's no need to post gambling threads, picks, advice, brags, etc. here.

 

[WayneDougan]

I just wish it didn't get so much attention/posts/etc. here on the board though.

If you want to gamble that's your business. But there's no need to post gambling threads, picks, advice, brags, etc. here.

Gambling should never have been normalized. And I say this as someone who used to gamble quite freqently.

 

[sportspm]

Since gambling is legal now, point shaving should be legal too. I'm sorry loser degenerates, you're just going to have to factor who's on the take when you do your parlays from now on.

A player could bet on themselves. It say’s over/under 4.5 rebounds, they could bet under and make sure they stop at 4. If 5th rebound comes right to them, let it bounce off their chest to the other team. No thanks, I hope that stays illegal

 

[know1]

A player could bet on themselves. It say’s over/under 4.5 rebounds, they could bet under and make sure they stop at 4. If 5th rebound comes right to them, let it bounce off their chest to the other team. No thanks, I hope that stays illegal

You essentially just succinctly posted exactly why gambling is not a smart thing to do.

 

[WayneDougan]

A player could bet on themselves. It say’s over/under 4.5 rebounds, they could bet under and make sure they stop at 4. If 5th rebound comes right to them, let it bounce off their chest to the other team.

Yes, I am 100% for that. That player owes you nothing.

 

[B.B.H.]

Yes, I am 100% for that. That player owes you nothing.

Then why even have sports at that point lol. Integrity of the game has to mean something or there is literally zero point

 

[Lempface]

Gambling should never have been normalized. And I say this as someone who used to gamble quite freqently.

Adults doing things they enjoy, wow! Incredible.

 

[WayneDougan]

Adults doing things they enjoy, wow! Incredible.

Like Fentanyl!

 

[sportspm]

Yes, I am 100% for that. That player owes you nothing.

They owe me nothing but they should owe something to the team their playing for and their teammates

 

[WayneDougan]

They owe me nothing but they should owe something to the team their playing for and their teammates

We're in the "monetize everything" world. Why shouldn't the player be allowed to tank a game for a few duckets?

 

[kywildcats8]

KSR aside, look at the number of commercials for sports gambling. Even ESPN has shows dedicated to sports gambling. It's a different time.

Yep agree- look at all the pro teams now in Las Vegas- for years, Vegas could not have pro sports (I believe) but now that gambling is so widespread, they will get an MLB team in a couple years to go with football and hockey

 

[catsfan325]

KSR, Barstool, ESPN, and pretty much all sports media outlets are taking money from these gambling companies and really don't care about what will almost certainly be a negative impact long term. I'd bet a good amount of money (pun intended) that in several years once studies have been conducted we'll realize the amount of gambling addicts has spiked exponentially and we've invented a new national epidemic for seemingly no reason other than to make the rich richer. Have seen the problems first hand, especially in college aged kids. Rabbit is out of the hat at this point though.

I wonder if the Matt Jones of the world will feel complicit?

 

[Lempface]

Like Fentanyl!

Exactly. If someone wants fentanyl they should be allowed to get it, through legal means to ensure dosage and purity. Any crimes they commit on it or in effort to acquire it should be punished accordingly.

 

[WayneDougan]

Exactly. If someone wants fentanyl they should be allowed to get it, through legal means to ensure dosage and purity. Any crimes they commit on it or in effort to acquire it should be punished accordingly.

Awww.... a non-reality facing libertarian. Listen junior, economists have studied this for a hundred years. There are significant negative externalities to society when people are hooked on fentanyl or addicted to gambling. It ruins not just the life of the person partaking in these activities, but it also impacts the lives of those around him. For this, you have to weight the benefits of drug usage / freedom (e.g., letting people do what they want) versus the harm to society.

For fentanyl, I don't even see an up side.

But hey, sure, let's just 10x the amount of brain dead zombies out there so that Mr. No Getting Ass Libertartian can feel better about himself behind his keyboard.

 

[TeoJ]

What has Bradshaw done on the court to make anyone think he could throw a game?

 

[B.B.H.]

What has Bradshaw done on the court to make anyone think he could throw a game?

He can throw a game. He throws every game with equal precision

 

[BC_Wader]

Gambling should never have been normalized. And I say this as someone who used to gamble quite freqently.

Agreed but I get it. We can have Bingo, the lottery, and horse racing but the line was drawn at sports gambling being widespread for years and years. Really makes no sense. That's like alcohol being legal for eons and weed can't. But we can have all this Delta 8,9, and 10 but that's just fine.

 

[Lempface]

Awww.... a non-reality facing libertarian. Listen junior, economists have studied this for a hundred years. There are significant negative externalities to society when people are hooked on fentanyl or addicted to gambling. It ruins not just the life of the person partaking in these activities, but it also impacts the lives of those around him. For this, you have to weight the benefits of drug usage / freedom (e.g., letting people do what they want) versus the harm to society.

For fentanyl, I don't even see an up side.

But hey, sure, let's just 10x the amount of brain dead zombies out there so that Mr. No Getting Ass Libertartian can feel better about himself behind his keyboard.

I'm the farthest from libertarian lmao. It just makes sense to educate and cut out the black markets and cartels, tax it, and provide services to help folks get off it.

 

[B.B.H.]

I'm the farthest from libertarian lmao. It just makes sense to educate and cut out the black markets and cartels, tax it, and provide services to help folks get off it.

Nah, enabling the most dangerous drug we have seen with legal stamps of approval is the farthest thing from making sense. People are literally dropping like flies. I don’t think more “awareness “ is going to help them either as druggies care more about getting high than staying alive