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--A3-- t1_j6nzo9m wrote

Reply to comment by devAcc123 in Sports Betting Starts Tuesday in Mass. by Neuroticperiscope

Maybe I just don't get that part of it. I watch sports because I'm interested in the game itself, not because I have anything riding on the outcome. Even then, why not just bet among your friends to avoid the taxes and casino profit margin, or get an app that lets you place mock bets using fake money? Are you sure it's fun to put $20 on the Superbowl coin flip when the odds are -105 heads, -105 tails?

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aVeryLargeWave t1_j6o47pb wrote

People don't enjoy routinely taking money from their friends. People enjoy wagering real life currency on unknown outcomes and enjoy the risk, its really as simple as that. It really isn't the governments role to regulate what consenting adults can do with their money.

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BradMarchandsNose t1_j6osh1u wrote

Also, betting with your friends means you both have to be on different sides every time. I’d rather bet with my friends and we can all cheer for the same outcome.

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devAcc123 t1_j6o55xz wrote

I mean if I’m at a bar and 2 sub 500 NBA teams from across the country are battling it out in a meaningless game I’d rather watch anything else, much more exciting to put a couple dollars on it with a buddy and sit there and get pumped up about some guy hitting a meaningless 3 with 4 minutes left down 25 because you’ve got 10 bucks on him having over 12 points or something lol

Different strokes for different folks, it’s obviously a predatory Industry but so are tons of others that we just accept as part of life

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whosthere5 t1_j6odwpx wrote

You ever play fantasy football or anything? Same kind of appeal. Also you can still avoid tax the way people have always done that, with a bookie

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