The NFL prohibits all non-players from betting on sports. Players, for reasons neither obvious nor apparent, are permitted to legally wager on non-NFL games and events.Here’s another reason why they shouldn’t be.Per a league source with knowledge of the situation, one NFL player lost $8 million last through gambling in 2022.Again, the NFL fully controls [more]
Legalizing sports gambling was such a horrible decision. It has infested nearly every sport like a parasite.
It’s 1a for me as the worst decision in modern history, 1b is legalizing direct to consumer medicine marketing.
I’d say letting politicians take money from interest groups is probably top on my list, but sports gambling definitely isn’t great.