How much do you care if a player is gambling on games?

[Derka]

It makes complete sense to me that execs, refs and players/coaches in all pro/college sports are gambling on all of this. Just assume all of this shit is crooked from the jump and you aren't surprised by any of it when the other shoe drops. Its a hustle and everyone's trying to get theirs. As long as its entertaining, I don't really care because that's all this is: entertainment. Once you start expecting more from it, you're asking to be disappointed.

[ShawkFactory]

It makes complete sense to me that execs, refs and players/coaches in all pro/college sports are gambling on all of this. Just assume all of this shit is crooked from the jump and you aren't surprised by any of it when the other shoe drops. Its a hustle and everyone's trying to get theirs. As long as its entertaining, I don't really care because that's all this is: entertainment. Once you start expecting more from it, you're asking to be disappointed.

The entire purpose of sport, in essence, is pure and presumably unadulterated competition. The entertainment value is a by-product of that.

You expect owners and sponsors to be corrupt and doctor things in a way that makes the most money for them. Such is life with people like that. But once the players become involved? IMO that completely saps the entire nature of it and makes it far less entertaining.

[baudkarma]

How is an athlete investing in their teams outcome any different than a top exec investing in his businesses stock price? Both control major action and outcome and have financial stake in the end results.

Buying or selling stock in a company based on information that's not available to the general public is called insider trading. It's a felony. Martha Stewart spent time in prison after being found guilty of insider trading. The SEC filed suit against Mark Cuban for insider trading, though a jury eventually found him innocent. Top execs are required to give advance notice to the SEC in advance of any stock trade they make involving their own company. I think the advance warning period is 30 days, but I could be wrong. The SEC makes that information available on their website to the general public. So if you see Elon Musk unloading a bunch of Tesla stock... you might want to investigate further.

Same thing with an athlete gambling on his own team. You can assume he has access to information that's not known to the general public. Let's say he's betting $2K a week on his own team every week. But then week 12 he doesn't bet at all. Or he bumps his bet up to 10K. Either way, the people who set the betting lines will hear about it, and they will assume the guy has information that they don't. They'll shift the line accordingly, and the casual gambler gets screwed.

And you ask who gives a fork about the casual gambler? Because they're also fans. Guy may only have $20 bet on a game, but he's more than likely to watch that game. He's invested. Many of those casual betters drives ratings up. But if the guy loses 4-5-6 wagers in a row, he's probably gonna give up. And also not pay as much attention the NFL in general.

[Jasper]

How do you prevent proxy bets anyway? Your third cousin wants to bet on opposing team, what's stopping him?

good point , but players are like brothers , and brothers can be swayed ... if the stacks are high enough.

[berwexin]

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