Sports betting

[Paa Langfart]

How you guys liking it ?  Still believe it wont ruin pro and big time college sports ?  I don't.  I think its much more widespread than we will ever know,  that guys are throwing games across all sports.   I realize it was going on before but the 2018 move ensured organized criminals can get away with making billions and your favorite athletes are on the take or liable to be.

[The Question]

Haha this is the first thing I thought when Jaycee Horn fell for the second time.

[Paa Langfart]

1 minute ago, The Question said:

Haha this is the first thing I thought when Jaycee Horn fell for the second time.

yeah.  I didn't watch the game live but when I listened in to the after game show on radio I thought the same thing.  

[ProcessBlue2]

I have mixed views on it. I know it was still going on behind the scenes prior to the big rise the last few years. I do think that it will eventually stomp out some of the corruption once regulations develop more and are enforced more. I think there is some shady poo still going on, especially in the NFL but I just don’t think anyone has been held accountable yet. I think in the next 3-5 years there will be a big bust in the NFL where there was collusion at high levels to influence the outcome of certain games/seasons. And when that happens there will be a lot of pissed off big money that will root a lot of the BS out. 

Edited November 10, 2025 by ProcessBlue2

[Paa Langfart]

2 minutes ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

I have mixed views on it. I know it was still going on behind the scenes prior to the big rise the last few years. I do think that it will eventually stomp out some of the corruption once regulations develop more and are enforced more. I think there is some shady poo still going on, especially in the NFL but I just don’t think anyone has been held accountable yet. I think in the next 3-5 years there will be a big bust in the NFL where there was collusion at high levels to influence the outcome of certain games/seasons. And when that happens there will be a lot of pissed off big money that will root a lot of the BS out. 

So you are saying that you are willing to watch rigged games for several years  or as long as it takes to weed out cheating or some of the cheating to get it back to the level of the " old days"?  you think that the folks pulling the strings are going to happily weed themselves out ?    That is what mixed views and the rest of your answer tells me, though I might be reading you wrong.

[toldozer]

I Almost hit a 3500 dollar parlay off 10 bucks on the 4 o'clock games. Needed two more yards from st Brown. Should have cashed out for a couple hundred dollars but I'm greedy

[Paa Langfart]

6 minutes ago, toldozer said:

I Almost hit

  Good luck to you and your family with that bro.

[Castavar]

America has a gambling problem. 

[toldozer]

16 minutes ago, Paa Langfart said:

  Good luck to you and your family with that bro.

I'm good. Typically only bet 5-10 bucks and am up a couple thousand dollars since it became legal although I was basically even until I hit a few weeks in a row. It could definitely be very problematic if I didn't occasionally win and I have a cap each month how much I'm willing to spend. The problem is a vast majority of gamblers can't do that. Bro

Edited November 10, 2025 by toldozer

[toldozer]

16 minutes ago, Castavar said:

America has a gambling problem. 

I don't think it's specific to America 

[ProcessBlue2]

1 hour ago, Paa Langfart said:

So you are saying that you are willing to watch rigged games for several years  or as long as it takes to weed out cheating or some of the cheating to get it back to the level of the " old days"?  you think that the folks pulling the strings are going to happily weed themselves out ?    That is what mixed views and the rest of your answer tells me, though I might be reading you wrong.

Well I’ve always had the feeling that the NFL influences certain games to match their preferred storyline. I think before sports betting was so widespread it was harder to sort out and less people cared. I think the bigger betting gets, it will eventually come to an end. As more money pours into it, more rocks are going to get turned over and I think it’ll actually make the sport a lot better in the long run.

[ProcessBlue2]

1 hour ago, toldozer said:

I Almost hit a 3500 dollar parlay off 10 bucks on the 4 o'clock games. Needed two more yards from st Brown. Should have cashed out for a couple hundred dollars but I'm greedy

This is why I give up on just about all parlays except ones like you just mentioned. I just stick to singles and keep rolling money over on the ones I hit.

[Paa Langfart]

51 minutes ago, toldozer said:

I'm good. Typically only bet 5-10 bucks and am up a couple thousand dollars since it became legal although I was basically even until I hit a few weeks in a row. It could definitely be very problematic if I didn't occasionally win and I have a cap each month how much I'm willing to spend. The problem is a vast majority of gamblers can't do that. Bro

yes.  I dont know about the vast majority but I would guess a good  percentage can not stop when they start losing- as all gamblers will eventually.  Its just a matter of time.  The odds are not in the gamblers favor.  Just as debilitating as any other addiction.

[Paa Langfart]

14 minutes ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

I think the bigger betting gets, it will eventually come to an end.

Why do you think that ?  I see the exact opposite long term outcome as more likely.