As the son of a lower middle class gambler whose addiction caused much pain in my childhood, I’m appalled by what I see on TV. My father had to go to the track or find a bookie which at least slowed him down. Now a gambling addict can lose everything in a night by just tapping his phone. My family literally would have been out on the street if this crap was around then. The hypocritical PSA at the end of a Draft Kings spot is useless and enraging. It’s not as if professional sports isn’t making money. Teams are worth billions and yet they want more no matter who it hurts. It’s deranged stage capitalism.
"baseball is the national sport of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Dominican Republic, and extremely popular in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Cuba, and Curaçao."
I'd say it is absolutely also the national sport of Cuba. And according to the first sentence of this quite interesting NY Times article, "Baseball is not popular in Colombia."
If Ross thinks "$300,000 to $500,000 annually" is "a comfortable but not extravagant salary," I understand a little better why I get ten times as many paid subscription pleas from him as I do from anyone else on Substack.
Cuba should have been included in the first part. It's the national sport there.
The $300-500k figure is compared to pro athletes. Your snark isn't appreciated. It's a salary I'll never see but it's far less than the $750k MLB *minimum*
I’m totally fine with the legalization of gambling but the fact that there is so little regulation, especially around advertising is insanity. The NBA now has a view on their app to live bet on the side of the screen while you watch. Blows my mind
I like how this story, filled with nonsense and human folly, is capped off with the interpreter telling the world that betting on MLB is a "line he wouldn't cross".
I have to laugh at the stones of that guy - I chuckled out loud here at my desk. $4 million in wanton and insane level of gambling debt but hey, there are some things that he just won't do.
Yeah ok.
And yes, I'm with you RB. There are, and always were real dangers to 'legalization'. We will all get to watch them play out, while the so-called stewards of the sport play whack a mole with all of the upcoming scandals.
As the son of a lower middle class gambler whose addiction caused much pain in my childhood, I’m appalled by what I see on TV. My father had to go to the track or find a bookie which at least slowed him down. Now a gambling addict can lose everything in a night by just tapping his phone. My family literally would have been out on the street if this crap was around then. The hypocritical PSA at the end of a Draft Kings spot is useless and enraging. It’s not as if professional sports isn’t making money. Teams are worth billions and yet they want more no matter who it hurts. It’s deranged stage capitalism.
I think there's a real danger to legalization and we're seeing it
"baseball is the national sport of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Dominican Republic, and extremely popular in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Cuba, and Curaçao."
I'd say it is absolutely also the national sport of Cuba. And according to the first sentence of this quite interesting NY Times article, "Baseball is not popular in Colombia."
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/24/sports/baseball/baseball-colombia-bogota-venezuela.html
If Ross thinks "$300,000 to $500,000 annually" is "a comfortable but not extravagant salary," I understand a little better why I get ten times as many paid subscription pleas from him as I do from anyone else on Substack.
Cuba should have been included in the first part. It's the national sport there.
The $300-500k figure is compared to pro athletes. Your snark isn't appreciated. It's a salary I'll never see but it's far less than the $750k MLB *minimum*
I’m totally fine with the legalization of gambling but the fact that there is so little regulation, especially around advertising is insanity. The NBA now has a view on their app to live bet on the side of the screen while you watch. Blows my mind
Agree the promotion and advertising should be regulated. I also would close pandora's box and return to the pre 2018 status quo
I like how this story, filled with nonsense and human folly, is capped off with the interpreter telling the world that betting on MLB is a "line he wouldn't cross".
I have to laugh at the stones of that guy - I chuckled out loud here at my desk. $4 million in wanton and insane level of gambling debt but hey, there are some things that he just won't do.
Yeah ok.
And yes, I'm with you RB. There are, and always were real dangers to 'legalization'. We will all get to watch them play out, while the so-called stewards of the sport play whack a mole with all of the upcoming scandals.