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This makes me so happy. To see sports betting corrupt ESPN in real time is so sad. Advertising of sports betting should be as legal as advertising of cigarettes

• MavisBacon 3y ago
  100%. it's insane the lack of regulation around sportsbook advertising, considering we all know gambling to be potentially habit-forming and potentially life ruining- there's a reason support groups for gamblers are widely available. It's absurd to me that University of Colorado was willing/able to sign a deal with PointsBet to advertise on campus for $1.6M plus $30 for each user signup (likely to be a student)
  • bentt 3y ago
    Money is a hell of a drug. This is why regulation is the only answer.
    • plutoh28 3y ago
      But what do we do when the ones writing the regulations are on the money drug?!
      • bentt 3y ago
        Yeah that's the tricky bit, isn't it.
  • hnrodey 3y ago
    20 years ago, credit card companies could setup on college campuses to offer silly "rewards" to students that applied for the credit card. Pretty sure that was banned many years ago now. But if you're asking "how does this happen???" it's because a) much money is involved and b) it's novel.