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The Online Sports Gambling Experiment Has Failed (thezvi.substack.com)

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[–] UrsineApathy@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're asking a lot of questions that are already answered by their T-shirt.

I have previously been heavily involved in sports betting. That world was very good to me. The times were good, as were the profits. It was a skill game, and a form of positive-sum entertainment, and I was happy to participate and help ensure the sophisticated customer got a high quality product.

[–] fox@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Positive sum entertainment is an incredible way to describe giving your money to a corporation in exchange for the hope of getting it doubled

[–] towhee@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

who can put a price on the ecstasy of obliterating your loved ones' savings on a poorly-conceived parlay?