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Some gambling questions.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 9/26/22 at 3:23 pm
Up until a few years ago betting lines were known to fans and maybe some sports shows on TV or radio would have a handicapper (like Bear on Game Day) as a guest to discuss it but something seems to have changed. Now every show on ESPN talks about the lines, college and NFL, and they will even have a chyron at the bottom of the screen giving point spreads and how they're changing up or down. Any connection at all between betting and football was like sunlight to vampires in the past even though it was hypocritical. So what changed? Is ESPN somehow getting money from the the proliferation of legal sports books and online betting or are they just not worried anymore that gambling be connected to the sports they cover. I think it's great but I've never heard or read anything discussing it. Any ideas?
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Posted on 9/26/22 at 3:26 pm to Tideroller
you get better game breakdowns from the gambling shows
I don't mind them.
I don't mind them.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 3:27 pm to Tideroller
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Any ideas?
1. Social norms have relaxed quite a bit of late
2. Viewership is down for all of their programming (except actual live games, mainly because of their insistence on politicizing everything) and they are doing everything they can to pump it back up
Posted on 9/26/22 at 3:35 pm to dcbl
It works for me, I'm old and still pissed off that they won't let Pete Rose in the HOF.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 3:56 pm to Tideroller
Legal mobile sports betting is now all over the country, so they are appealing to more people. And yes, TV networks are profiting off of gambling companies.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 4:15 pm to Tideroller
Should come as no surprise, the answer is always “money”.
Disney Is ‘Aggressively’ Pursuing Opportunities In Sports Betting
Disney Is ‘Aggressively’ Pursuing Opportunities In Sports Betting
Posted on 9/26/22 at 4:26 pm to Tideroller
ESPN like any other company is trying to grow in a growth economy. In order for them to do that, they have bring in fans who might not watch all the time. One segment possibly is people who bet on games. There are some people who cannot watch sports unless they got something riding on it.
Anyways, just another bs theory. Who tf knows.
Anyways, just another bs theory. Who tf knows.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 4:31 pm to Tideroller
Disney aka ESPN bought rights to offer betting lines. Draft kings and other sports books sites declined after this. It's monopolized gambling combined with relaxed state gambling laws. If Disney wasn't offering books they wouldn't be showing lines.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 5:08 pm to johnzorback
Had not heard this. From whom would they have bought the rights?
Posted on 9/26/22 at 5:10 pm to Tideroller
quote:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
So what changed?
They must be convinced that billions of dollars in gambling couldn't possibly influence the outcome of games.
Or, they're convinced that people either don't believe it or don't care that it could.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 5:12 pm to Tideroller
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Is ESPN somehow getting money from the the proliferation of legal sports books and online betting
Have you not seen one of the thousand commercials for sports betting that run on ESPN?
Posted on 9/27/22 at 1:36 am to Tideroller
Relatively speaking, the flood gates burst open to betting sports legally. The sports betting market expanded significantly overnight and it’s relevant to topics of discussion in sports. A lot of money to be made by an outlet like ESPN, and they’re probably very desperate.
Posted on 9/27/22 at 1:39 am to Tideroller
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So what changed? I
Most notably, the laws.
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