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Do you think that might be a little extreme? Where is a legal betting app allowing people to bet on that?

rjbwork 2y ago
If you bet a player gets 0 points in a game and then you shoot them in the leg...you've essentially bet on them being shot in the leg!
- CyberDildonics 2y ago
  If you make a bet on a performance and the athlete doesn't show up at all, the bet is voided. Why would you think this is a plausible scenario? https://helpcentre.sportsbet.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/18716984360333-Cancelled-Postponed-And-No-Contest-UFC-Fights https://helpcentre.sportsbet.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/187169... https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/guides/how-to/no-contest-boxing-mma/ https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/guides/how-to/no-contest-b... Can you show me any time what you're saying has happened?
makeitdouble 2y ago
At some point there is enough money triggered for a specific outcome of the game. If hurting someone credibly increases the odds, it's not if but when will people cross the line.
- CyberDildonics 2y ago
  "Revenue in the Online Gambling market is projected to reach US$97.15bn in 2024" https://www.statista.com/outlook/amo/online-gambling/worldwide https://www.statista.com/outlook/amo/online-gambling/worldwi... There is already $97 billion USD/year. Where is the evidence for what you're saying?
  - makeitdouble 2y ago
    You're right. As david_shi also points out, there's so many other less bothersome ways it makes little sense to recourse to violence on online bets. Looking into it, the vast majority of incidents are the player themselves betting against their team or losing on purpose, the same of ways matches have been fixed since the dawn of betting. Paying someone is just so much easier than fighting them.
- david_shi 2y ago
  While the opportunity for this isn't zero, the reality is that there are safer and more lucrative ways for criminals to make money, especially for those who have the aptitude to pull something like this off.

If you bet a player gets 0 points in a game and then you shoot them in the leg...you've essentially bet on them being shot in the leg!

CyberDildonics 2y ago
If you make a bet on a performance and the athlete doesn't show up at all, the bet is voided. Why would you think this is a plausible scenario? https://helpcentre.sportsbet.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/18716984360333-Cancelled-Postponed-And-No-Contest-UFC-Fights https://helpcentre.sportsbet.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/187169... https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/guides/how-to/no-contest-boxing-mma/ https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/guides/how-to/no-contest-b... Can you show me any time what you're saying has happened?

makeitdouble 2y ago

At some point there is enough money triggered for a specific outcome of the game. If hurting someone credibly increases the odds, it's not if but when will people cross the line.

CyberDildonics 2y ago
"Revenue in the Online Gambling market is projected to reach US$97.15bn in 2024" https://www.statista.com/outlook/amo/online-gambling/worldwide https://www.statista.com/outlook/amo/online-gambling/worldwi... There is already $97 billion USD/year. Where is the evidence for what you're saying?
- makeitdouble 2y ago
  You're right. As david_shi also points out, there's so many other less bothersome ways it makes little sense to recourse to violence on online bets. Looking into it, the vast majority of incidents are the player themselves betting against their team or losing on purpose, the same of ways matches have been fixed since the dawn of betting. Paying someone is just so much easier than fighting them.
david_shi 2y ago
While the opportunity for this isn't zero, the reality is that there are safer and more lucrative ways for criminals to make money, especially for those who have the aptitude to pull something like this off.