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Re:How did sports betting become legal in the US? by stack_framer on Thursday September 25, 2025 @06:31PM (#45380088)
> Most sports bettors arent trying to make money.

This is totally disingenuous. Why else are gambling providers forced to include addiction recovery phone numbers with their ads?

> A ticket to the game is $100+, is that money wasted too?

No, and this is equally as insincere as your first statement. Gambling takes money without offering a fair return in goods or services.

Re:How did sports betting become legal in the US? by HDThoreaun on Friday September 26, 2025 @04:36PM (#45390772)
> Why else are gambling providers forced to include addiction recovery phone numbers with their ads?

Some people are sick and cant control themselves.

> No, and this is equally as insincere as your first statement.

Neither comments were insincere.

> Gambling takes money without offering a fair return in goods or services.

It provides entertainment, same thing tickets to the event provide. A lot cheaper than seeing the game in person too.

Re:How did sports betting become legal in the US? by bdangubic on Friday September 26, 2025 @04:39PM (#45390804)
> Some people are sick and cant control themselves.

If people being sick and not being to control themselves required an intervention phone number in general, we'd run out of 10-digit numbers faster than Elon lasted in the government :)

> It provides entertainment, same thing tickets to the event provide. A lot cheaper than seeing the game in person too.

This 100% is the reason most if not all of my friends put money on the games. Not sure why this is so hard for A LOT of people to understand, putting money on the games gives many people I know more of a rush than sky diving