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Re:Cigars, Booze, Money: How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Be... by throwaway894345 on Monday November 21, 2022 @12:16PM (#33695071)
I think it probably has more to do with them living through the Great Depression and WWII. I don't know why living in better economic times would have made them less cautious.
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Re:Cigars, Booze, Money: How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Be... by michaelscott on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @04:33AM (#33703826)
I'm not sure how you got less cautious from my comment. In fact I was saying the opposite, that they viewed gambling as a pastime or entertainment, not as a legitimate way to make money. It's when a person considers it a means of getting out of a financial tight spot that they start to make ridiculous and dangerous bets.
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