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I’ve never placed a bet on a game but I enjoy knowing the odds because it gives me some idea of who’s expected to win and by how much. Don’t try to make gambli

• BoorishBears 3y ago
  > Whether we let you tap on it to go to DraftKings or not … we’ll decide that later, we just decided right now we just want to show the odds and see,” Cue said. “We’re not against [betting].” Apple Senior VP on their new partnership with DraftKings to enable this feature. They didn't add this to show you who's likely to win, they added this to enable bettors. Don't go out of your way to make this not Apple's responsibility: it's their app and their ecosystem. They're enabling the sports betting ecosystem in more ways than this one app. They even added a toggle to remove it so it's clear they understand the implications of showing betting odds to a certain subset of users, absolutely baffling behavior from them.
  • conk 3y ago
    As you pointed out they don’t provide a link to a well know betting site and they give users the option to hide the odds. What more do you want? Should Apple maps not allow you to route to a liquor store? Is the ability to do so enabling alcoholics? It is their ecosystem and they are thus enabling a very destructive addiction.
    • BoorishBears 3y ago
      > What more do you want? Don't partner with a gambling site for your official Sports app, put their odds in your app, and refer to it as putting out feelers for a larger integration with them. Not clear enough, or you find that too complex? (And an aside, but why must people jump to putting words in your mouth the moment they run out of valid points?)