etdefender19
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With the relatively small actual prizes for winning, it would be WAY too easy to fix
EDIT: I see someone beat me to it
EDIT: I see someone beat me to it
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I heard on the Upshot that coolbet.com had odds/betting on this year's USDGC.
franklinturnover
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Pretty sure a disc golf sports book would get rinsed just liked they did with pool.
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That is exactly why it would appeal to gamblers worldwide.
There is an entire gaming circuit in Malaysia and Thailand where they bet on things like kids soccer games in Quebec. No joke. The thing about it is that they aren't really betting on whether or not team A is better than team B, they are betting on whether the game is a fix or not. Everyone knows that the games are fixed in one direction, so the fun and skill is deciding which side has been leaned on.
And not like this years USDGC, but all the Majors in last four years plus some national championships(Estonia and Finland) and some Pro Tours.
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Problem is you'd have to pay off like half the field. Then you'd have to have to trust one player to be able to play well enough to be able to come through when all the money is on them, not have them implode and then force the rest of the field to implode as well. It could likely end up looking way too obvious. Then you have to trust half the field that they wouldn't talk or that they would even do it in the first place. I honestly don't think it would happen because you simply have too many competitors and the repercussions.
Much easier to rig one v one events like Tennis and Boxing. Team sports where the refs can have a huge impact like the NBA which of course has happened as well when officials have been busted. NFL football/NCAA refs could have a huge impact as well if they wanted too, I would think they have in the past. You can call or not call holding several times and really have a big impact.
Ultiworld continued their ongoing trend by running over 30 minutes of gambling discussion in their world previews. They use the strange odds from statmando's busted model. Who is this for? Do people enjoy thinking in gambling terms for a competition that isn't bettable in any way? The forced gambling talk in DraftKings and Fan Duel sponsored media for other sports is awkward but unsurprising. But for a dg tournament that nobody is actually betting on is very bizarre behavior.
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This is why you can't trust Google for legal research. Louisiana has sports betting and betting on horse racing. Arkansas and Kentucky allow betting on horse racing as do several other states. Florida allows betting on dog racing. Those are just the ones I can think of.
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Virginia has had sports betting for a while. Maryland has just rolled it out. DC has it. Pretty sure West Virginia has it as well.
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Illinois allows sports books to operate at Casinos. That only started a few years ago.
I've got a few good friends who are degenerate gamblers. I wasn't excited about the change.
I've got a few good friends who are degenerate gamblers. I wasn't excited about the change.
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Extent of my gambling exploits:
NCAA brackets, Superbowl squares, lottery when the jackpot has grown to some obscene dollar amount.
In other words, I only do it when it enhances my fun. I realize the odds are stacked against us, so on the average, gambling is a net loss over time. Very few people net out in the long run.
Kinda blows my mind how online gaming has blown the **** up, but there's no denying someone's making $$$$ on it. If you're reading this, chances are that someone ain't you. :|
NCAA brackets, Superbowl squares, lottery when the jackpot has grown to some obscene dollar amount.
In other words, I only do it when it enhances my fun. I realize the odds are stacked against us, so on the average, gambling is a net loss over time. Very few people net out in the long run.
Kinda blows my mind how online gaming has blown the **** up, but there's no denying someone's making $$$$ on it. If you're reading this, chances are that someone ain't you. :|
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How long until we see sports gambling legal nation wide? Seems inevitable imo.
I'll take the over. I think the gambling boom's about to burst, not much market share left.
I was just being funny, but I suspect you're right.
That quote was from 2017. Louisiana instituted sports betting in 2021. But I agree on not trusting google search.
Dog racing was recently banned in Florida. My wife's uncles worked at the Jacksonville track and owned a few retired greyhounds.
Wasn't there a change in federal law a few years ago that opened the door for more states to allow sports gambling?
I googled it (sorry Doofenshmirtz)… In 2018, the Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on sports betting, allowing state governments to set their own policies on the matter.
I googled it (sorry Doofenshmirtz)… In 2018, the Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on sports betting, allowing state governments to set their own policies on the matter.
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And all this time, I thought "DG gambling" was a water carry that's just about as far as you can throw.
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