Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Huge Mistake

[jjgold]

Over the weekend, millions of Americans watched football. They cheered, they ate, and—more than ever—they gambled. The American Gaming Association expects $35 billion in bets to be placed on NFL games in 2024, about one-third more than last year’s total.

If you follow sports, gambling is everywhere. Ads for it are all over broadcasts; more than one in three Americans now bets on sports, according to a Seton Hall poll. Before 2018, sports gambling was prohibited almost everywhere. Now it’s legal in 38 states and the District of Columbia, yielding $10 billion a year in revenue.

States see big increases in the risk of overdrafting a bank account or maxing out a credit card. These effects are strongest among already precarious households.

 

[lapenti]

Yes let's stop gambling. Also drinking beer, smoking cigarettes and masturbating. The latter one adversely affects your vision, they say!

@jjgold

 

[lekidecincinnati]

un-regulated got fuked in the ass

 

[edawg]

Yes let's stop gambling. Also drinking beer, smoking cigarettes and masturbating. The latter one adversely affects your vision, they say!

@jjgold

Could you please post in a larger font have a hard time reading the posts.

 

[gauchojake]

Just like the States that legalized weed. Many regret it.

 

[jjgold]

People are losing everything men

 

[BigJay]

Over the weekend, millions of Americans watched football. They cheered, they ate, and—more than ever—they gambled. The American Gaming Association expects $35 billion in bets to be placed on NFL games in 2024, about one-third more than last year’s total.

If you follow sports, gambling is everywhere. Ads for it are all over broadcasts; more than one in three Americans now bets on sports, according to a Seton Hall poll. Before 2018, sports gambling was prohibited almost everywhere. Now it’s legal in 38 states and the District of Columbia, yielding $10 billion a year in revenue.

States see big increases in the risk of overdrafting a bank account or maxing out a credit card. These effects are strongest among already precarious households.

Odds JJ wrote this

Yes +1500
No -3000

 

[flyingillini]

Paris Smith made un-regulated flourish for 17 years. Once she stepped down things changed. If it wasn't for her, un-regulated would not be where its at today. God Bless her!

 

[opie1988]

I agree 100%. And in my opinion it’s not nearly as fun with everyone doing it either. I miss the days of going to some dive convenience store to western union a couple of G’s to some faraway place. Those were the glory days.

 

[flyingillini]

Odds JJ wrote this

Yes +1500
No -3000

No for everything I own

 

[Brock Landers]

A ton more square money in the game now

 

[BigJay]

Odds JJ wrote this

Yes +1500
No -3000

No for everything I own

Perfect punctuation.

Great paragraphs just like DJ Jefferies.

I agree. My net worth on the no

 

[BigJay]

A ton more square money in the game now

How much money stolen from fellow posters in the game now?

 

[lekidecincinnati]

People are losing everything men

let's bet who can go the longest without gambling

 

[maltedhopsfrenzy]

Over the weekend, millions of Americans watched football. They cheered, they ate, and—more than ever—they gambled. The American Gaming Association expects $35 billion in bets to be placed on NFL games in 2024, about one-third more than last year’s total.

If you follow sports, gambling is everywhere. Ads for it are all over broadcasts; more than one in three Americans now bets on sports, according to a Seton Hall poll. Before 2018, sports gambling was prohibited almost everywhere. Now it’s legal in 38 states and the District of Columbia, yielding $10 billion a year in revenue.

States see big increases in the risk of overdrafting a bank account or maxing out a credit card. These effects are strongest among already precarious households.

 

[gauchojake]

I agree 100%. And in my opinion it’s not nearly as fun with everyone doing it either. I miss the days of going to some dive convenience store to western union a couple of G’s to some faraway place. Those were the glory days.

Never fukkin heard of you pal

 

[jjgold]

Odds JJ wrote this

Yes +1500
No -3000

I did not write
Found it online

It’s bad marries crumbling

Too easy to post up

 

[Tanko]

un-regulated got fuked in the ass

Yep... They were abused like a guest at Diddy's Freak Offs.

 

[Tanko]

Odds JJ wrote this

Yes +1500
No -3000

Yep... It was too coherent.

 

[Tanko]

let's bet who can go the longest without gambling

WTF???? Why?
Just cut my nuts off instead....