Basically sports will be only for the gambling degenerates. Forget people who just enjoy it as an escape in the evenings.
So will we have to endure constant scrolling point spreads and over/unders now?
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or You could just ignore the gambling side and let other people decide how they want to view the sports and if they want to gamble then its ok too .
Thats fine as long as I dont have to see point spreads and odds scrolling all the time.
Better get used to it. Betting should have been legal long ago and it's going to be a major focal point of sports going forward. If you don't like it, like I don't like politics, simply ignore it and move on with your life enjoying sports as you always have. Not that hard.
Yuck. Personally, I hate to see this. But thankfully I'm old so I can always reflect on the good old days.
It is a point of personal freedom. As is alcohol.
A couple massage parlors on Melrose might be nice too. Then regardless of the score, we'd all be guaranteed a happy ending.
Thats an idea. I dont really care about all the degenerate idiots gambling, people are free to be idiots, its the American way. I just dont want to see the lines all the time.
Why are people who want to gamble on sports idiots, exactly?
Look on most major apps and websites such espn, cbs sports, yahoo etc and they already have the spreads already.
Well Boji, I can't wait for the all mighty JR's answer, but you have to admit, if there was a consistent way to win, Vegas would not exist.
Yuck. Personally, I hate to see this. But thankfully I'm old so I can always reflect on the good old days.
It is a point of personal freedom. As is alcohol.
A couple massage parlors on Melrose might be nice too. Then regardless of the score, we'd all be guaranteed a happy ending.
Not a fan of the rub and tug idea, tell Mrs. Herk she and I can stay at the tailgate, get our bets in line, and drink beer until you come back.
hope your having a good day herk.
I understand, but I don't know why people like myself can't throw a few bucks on a game here and there for a little fun.
Not a fan of the rub and tug idea, tell Mrs. Herk she and I can stay at the tailgate, get our bets in line, and drink beer until you come back.
I am having a good day my man.
Mrs. Herk wants to know the size of your motorhome.
Some people just like to call others names. I suppose it helps their self esteem.
YOU NORTHWEST IOWA IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I said I am not opposed to it. You have the right to be an idiot and throw away money. If you are just looking to offload money, I will give you my address.
You don't spend a few dollars here and there on wasteful stuff? Congrats, man. You're the only person in America who doesn't, you must be so disciplined and smart.
Boji, if there's an unhappier man in Iowa with less friends than JR, I'd like to see him. Happily he's blocked me.
I honestly feel sorry for him. He's a bright guy but his anger is accelerating.
The assumption that things are suddenly going Wild Wild West is a bit knee jerk. The big dogs will still run things. I doubt you're going to see kiosks all over the place. FYI, there's no shortage of gambling already...it'll just be better regulated now rather than some guy at the end of the bar.
They already scroll the bottom of the screen with scores and upcoming games, adding betting lines will cause a total of like 10 additional seconds to be added before the top of the scroll starts again. It's not like ESPN is going to show the lines for every single game scrolling all the time, they'll show the lines for the games they were already going to display.
So if we win we’re geniuses?! Have to be if we’re idiots if we lose.
Question: Can the winners call you an idiot for not betting??
You do understand that gambling has existed since Roman times...right? It is happening daily now. Offshore and your local. This will simply put a tax on it so states get their cut, regulate it is fixing is less likely and minimize illegal gambling although that will always exist
Yeah I know its existed. So has prostitution and other social ills Should we go that route too?
What winners? No one wins in the long run. Unless you can count cards, then they ban you.
Makes me wonder if ESPN will come up with a whole new channel, say, ESPN$, that is dedicated solely to fantasy and gambling. I’m sure it would be well-received, and would take a lot of that part of the game away from the other channels.
I'm sure they will at least come up with programming that covers it.
At the end of the day I don't really care because outside of the actual games I don't watch ESPN because their non-games programming already sucks.
I thought OP was already done with college sports after Neb, Rutgers, and Maryland were added to the B1G? I sure remember him talking about it, post after post after post on here. I managed to ignore it, I hope OP can do the same to those pesky 2-3 digit spread graphics.
