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Re:How the Powerball rules were tweaked to make the game an ... by wvenable on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @11:19AM (#10895381)
> you end up getting hooked to obsessive watching of ESPN and tracking player stats, wasting lots of time.

I kind of thought that was the point. If you just want to win money their are, as you said, lots of easier ways of doing that. But that would be less fun.

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Re:How the Powerball rules were tweaked to make the game an ... by eric_h on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @11:29AM (#10895462)
That's certainly the reason the major sports leagues have invested in DFS.
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Re:How the Powerball rules were tweaked to make the game an ... by Spooky23 on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @11:56AM (#10895674)
That's kind of the point.

If someone without a lot of skills is wasting his money on the lottery and that's bad, why is it ok to bet on college basketball? It's a zero-sum game.

Especially with this new model of "take my money, and sell my eyeballs". Old time bookmakers just took their vig, the corporate version wants you soul too (consume media = buy subscriptions + watch ads).

It's really an insidious business!

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