12-08-2025, 04:25 PM
A bit more on the gambling-related harassment of players (sorry, probably behind a paywall).
https://www.economist.com/united-states/...tting-boom
The whole thing stinks to high heaven, but if you grant the article’s premise that “Legalisation has virtues. It has brought a vast illicit gambling economy into the open where it is subject to oversight and taxation.” it is high time to reform the system. Get rid of prop betting, especially anything involving an individual player. Get rid of ads for gambling in NCAA games.
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https://www.economist.com/united-states/...tting-boom
Quote:Student-athletes now face a torrent of abuse from losing gamblers. Last year the ncaa recorded 740 instances of harassment directly attributed to sports gambling, with thousands more suspected cases. Charlie Baker, the head of the ncaa and former Republican governor of Massachusetts, has lobbied state governments to ban prop bets on student-athletes, meaning wagers on individual performances, in an effort to relieve these pressure points.
The whole thing stinks to high heaven, but if you grant the article’s premise that “Legalisation has virtues. It has brought a vast illicit gambling economy into the open where it is subject to oversight and taxation.” it is high time to reform the system. Get rid of prop betting, especially anything involving an individual player. Get rid of ads for gambling in NCAA games.
BC