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juicy@lemmy.today to Politics@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

Online Gambling Has Swallowed Professional Sports

www.thenation.com

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Online Gambling Has Swallowed Professional Sports

www.thenation.com

juicy@lemmy.today to Politics@beehaw.org · 1 year ago
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Sports leagues partnered with legal gambling operations to fill their coffers. The deals are bringing in millions, but now they threaten to undermine what makes sports special.
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    The obvious outcome was obvious.

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      2/1 odds. Almost guaranteed win.

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        50% of the time it works every time.

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