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FiveThirtyEight's non political year value just skyrocketed

• dmix 8y ago
  It's not like sports betting wasn't already widely common across the United States. The only difference is that money (and taxes) will be going to US companies directly now instead of off-shore online gambling companies...
  • edaemon 8y ago
    It was already common enough in the US, but it's downright rare compared to how common it is in the UK or other places where it's legal. Hull, Stoke, West Ham, and Manchester City come to mind -- all big soccer teams who have/had bookmakers emblazoned on their uniforms as the main sponsor. I'm sure that if the US makes sports betting legal we'll see a huge influx of betting companies, apps, etc. Like you said, most of it was handled by foreign companies, but now they'll be able to advertise and grow in the US in earnest.
• iqihs 8y ago
  Sure, they totally haven't been wrong on predicting a countless number of major events in the past and still have credibility to spare /s