I follow the NBA, and the gambling stuff is so obnoxious. From ads, to fans becoming vile to players for “ruining” their parlay, some players actually getting involved with the gambling, and then the referees themselves too. It’s really having a negative impact on the game.
The obvious outcome was obvious.
2/1 odds. Almost guaranteed win.
I am watching the Miami Open (tennis) live on the Tennis Channel and every few minutes they cut in with the live odds from Fanduel. This TV channel is actively tempting viewers to go bet on the match they are watching before the odds update.
I feel like gambling has always been there, it is just more visible now as governments need the money.
I started railing about the corrupting influence that Online Sports Betting has had on Pro AND COLLEGE sports two years ago. It’s so blatantly god damned obvious when a Ref, or Refs, start bending the game towards a certain outcome. Last year I started noticing a trend towards drastic reffing changes at halftime and started joking about “Well, guess Vegas called with the payoff.”.
It’s ruining Sport.
The confluence of legal sports betting and ads on Amazon streaming is destroying my psyche
Let’s be real - its hard to consume any form of media in this day and age. Sports are just getting enshitified very quickly and sports betting has made it much more obvious. We went 80 years without marketing the kick-off and now it’s BROUGHT TO YOU BY VERIZON! Now watch this Fanduel commercial that makes it look like we’re just giving away money!! We’re so silly! Don’t just get emotionally invested in the game! Get financially invested too! Stake your life! Bet the dog! Bet your childrens college funds! BET! IT! ALL!
