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 by rams1974
10 months 2 weeks ago
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United States of America   LA Coliseum
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Gambling addiction is real, I have known people who suffer from it and they say in the moment you are literally not thinking clearly, you just want that next endorphin rush of the win. Not unlike substance abuse.

 by St. Loser Fan
8 months 2 weeks ago
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United States of America   Saint Louis MO
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If you ever hear that Tony Romo was detained for damaging a slot machine, don't be shocked.


 by ramman2999
8 months 2 weeks ago
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I’m gonna say the obvious elephant in the room. None of this matters or makes sense until a legit NFL superstar is suspended for a season.

Patrick Mahomes
Matthew Stafford
Travis Kelce
Jamar Chase
Lamar Jackson
Derrick Henry
Michah Parsons.


Nobody cares about boarderline practice squad players getting suspended. I think the NFL would protect a superstar and work a deal out.

What I worry about is having a nickel cornerback throw his coverage air quotes and let the receiver score on him and I lose a bet because he has the over or has to have his team only win by 3.

It’s a slippery slope and the NFL did this when they got in bed with betting apps.

Some of us who remember the point shaving scandals know it’s a lot easier to get away with it today because guys are using the betting apps. You don’t have to be in a casino or go see Vinny.

Now you can have your boys auntie set up an account and make bets. Look at Iowa what a fucking scandal. You got guys betting on games they play in.

Like what the fuck. ?????

 by Elvis
8 months 2 weeks ago
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United States of America   Los Angeles
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I know people want to make this about irony, hypocrisy but things change. Same with weed. Sure there's probably some hypocrisy and naked self interest going on but but NFL is also lightening up on things like weed and sorts gambling because society is...


 by St. Loser Fan
8 months 2 weeks ago
 Total posts:   10560  
 Joined:  May 31 2016
United States of America   Saint Louis MO
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Elvis wrote:I know people want to make this about irony, hypocrisy but things change. Same with weed. Sure there's probably some hypocrisy and naked self interest going on but but NFL is also lightening up on things like weed and sorts gambling because society is...




Sorry if the Romo stuff irritates you.

 by St. Loser Fan
8 months 2 weeks ago
 Total posts:   10560  
 Joined:  May 31 2016
United States of America   Saint Louis MO
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ramman2999 wrote:I’m gonna say the obvious elephant in the room. None of this matters or makes sense until a legit NFL superstar is suspended for a season.

Patrick Mahomes
Matthew Stafford
Travis Kelce
Jamar Chase
Lamar Jackson
Derrick Henry
Michah Parsons.


Nobody cares about boarderline practice squad players getting suspended. I think the NFL would protect a superstar and work a deal out.

What I worry about is having a nickel cornerback throw his coverage air quotes and let the receiver score on him and I lose a bet because he has the over or has to have his team only win by 3.

It’s a slippery slope and the NFL did this when they got in bed with betting apps.

Some of us who remember the point shaving scandals know it’s a lot easier to get away with it today because guys are using the betting apps. You don’t have to be in a casino or go see Vinny.

Now you can have your boys auntie set up an account and make bets. Look at Iowa what a fucking scandal. You got guys betting on games they play in.

Like what the fuck. ?????


I still say one of the big 4 pro sports is going to get hit with a gambling scandal because of the prevalence and ease of betting.

I know it’s not like the old day where you owed a mob bookie who could break your legs. But NHL player Evander Kane is a warning to what happens in modern times.

 by ramman2999
8 months 2 weeks ago
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 Joined:  Nov 23 2022
United States of America   LA Coliseum
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St. Loser Fan wrote:I still say one of the big 4 pro sports is going to get hit with a gambling scandal because of the prevalence and ease of betting.

I know it’s not like the old day where you owed a mob bookie who could break your legs. But NHL player Evander Kane is a warning to what happens in modern times.



You are a genius spot on. I don’t know how much you are up on your golf. But Phil Mickelson is out of his mind.

He gambles like a addict. Did you hear about the book???? Dude nearly gambled a billion. Who knows how many matches he threw. And now they say or the guy says he gambled on the rider cup.

If Kane was an NBA player people would be losing thier shit.

What’s crazy is I could see it. Baseball is easy to do it because the pitchers control the game. maybe one of the Dominicans I’m saying that because they might not be up to the rules and the language barrier.

And baseball guys play fantasy football.

In Basketball I couldn’t see a guy throwing a game because they are paid so much and the money is guranteed.


Here’s what’s dangerous about football. The contracts are not guranteed. And not everybody gets that signing bonus money. The owners run it. And they don’t give a fuck. Irsay pops his mouth off.

Could I see a running back who’s getting fucked on his contract take a dive and fumble a ball or not get that extra yard for sure to fuck over his owner whose fucking him yeah.

And I know people will say come on he’s getting a 10 million dollar gurantee but when you got that annimosity who knows.

 by St. Loser Fan
8 months 2 weeks ago
 Total posts:   10560  
 Joined:  May 31 2016
United States of America   Saint Louis MO
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ramman2999 wrote:You are a genius spot on. I don’t know how much you are up on your golf. But Phil Mickelson is out of his mind.

He gambles like a addict. Did you hear about the book???? Dude nearly gambled a billion. Who knows how many matches he threw. And now they say or the guy says he gambled on the rider cup.

If Kane was an NBA player people would be losing thier shit.

What’s crazy is I could see it. Baseball is easy to do it because the pitchers control the game. maybe one of the Dominicans I’m saying that because they might not be up to the rules and the language barrier.

And baseball guys play fantasy football.

In Basketball I couldn’t see a guy throwing a game because they are paid so much and the money is guranteed.


Here’s what’s dangerous about football. The contracts are not guranteed. And not everybody gets that signing bonus money. The owners run it. And they don’t give a fuck. Irsay pops his mouth off.

Could I see a running back who’s getting fucked on his contract take a dive and fumble a ball or not get that extra yard for sure to fuck over his owner whose fucking him yeah.

And I know people will say come on he’s getting a 10 million dollar gurantee but when you got that annimosity who knows.


And Michael Jordan took time off to play baseball instead because he “needed a break”. Suuuuuurrrre.

The Kane story is a cautionary tale and partially why the NHL and its teams aren’t cozying up to gambling as much as the other 3.

The new sports book attached to Wrigley Field on the Addison Street side is just mind blowing.

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