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BREAKING: U-S Supreme Court rules that federal ban on state-sanctioned sports betting is unconstitutional, clearing the way for states to allow sports betting.
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I guess this means the Raiders can now peacefully relocate to Vegas...
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Sweet.

If this becomes regulated and sportsbooks become a nationwide thing. I don't have to use Bovada or MyBookie.ag and be nervous every time I stand in-line at the bank to deposit a check from Nicaragua or the Phillipines. lol
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Richie wrote:Sweet.

If this becomes regulated and sportsbooks become a nationwide thing. I don't have to use Bovada or MyBookie.ag and be nervous every time I stand in-line at the bank to deposit a check from Nicaragua or the Phillipines. lol
I live in the Washington DC area and I drive to Delaware to place parlay bets, which I hate and are easy to lose. This ruling will allow Delaware to have single game bets.

...of course, in Maryland (much shorter of a drive) they have to pass a referendum before they allow it there, which I’m sure will happen.

Either way, game on!!!
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Should have always been legal. "Protect yourself from yourself" laws are all unconstitutional.

I make a bunch of small nets throughout the year this theoretically only makes it safer for me.
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As a Brit, this has been fascinating!

Sports gambling is EVERYWHERE for longer than I've been alive. There are multiple bookies on every High Street. They're in stadiums, at events, the lot. I had no idea that this isn't the normal everywhere until listening to the recent news and it's potential impact on football. Every high street bookmaker also has a website and mobile phone app that allows you to bet in play/accumulators/cash out early, etc.

For what it's worth, I believe that allegations of fixing/cheating/etc are rare. The most serious/recent ones I can remember have involved international cricket fixtures, primarily in India/Pakistan (can't remember which).
People bet on everything and anything- soccer, cricket, rugby, golf probably being the main ones. Soccer accumulators have become really popular in recent years, particularly as people offer cash out options in game.
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skamanfrank wrote:As a Brit, this has been fascinating!

Sports gambling is EVERYWHERE for longer than I've been alive. There are multiple bookies on every High Street. They're in stadiums, at events, the lot. I had no idea that this isn't the normal everywhere until listening to the recent news and it's potential impact on football. Every high street bookmaker also has a website and mobile phone app that allows you to bet in play/accumulators/cash out early, etc.

For what it's worth, I believe that allegations of fixing/cheating/etc are rare. The most serious/recent ones I can remember have involved international cricket fixtures, primarily in India/Pakistan (can't remember which).
People bet on everything and anything- soccer, cricket, rugby, golf probably being the main ones. Soccer accumulators have become really popular in recent years, particularly as people offer cash out options in game.
"Fixing" a game in a sport like the NFL (or others with salaries like it) is about impossible. Guys who make millions per year are not going to risk everything to throw a game for... what? I mean, the max bet at most legal sports books are somewhere in the 5 figures - in my experience. They stand to win nothing. Legal sportsbooks stand no chance on moving the needle on that potential.

The Chicago White Sox threw the World Series in 1919... but that was largely due to the fact that only one player made a livable wage on the team (Eddie Collins) and the players were bitter at owner Charles Comiskey. All of these guys are wealthy now... there's no motive.

I've watched some documentaries about soccer fixings and it's all in the obscure leagues where guys make nothing. They can also sometimes get to the U18, U20 teams... etc... and capitalize on vulnerable young athletes who haven't made their cash yet. There's some interesting docs on YouTube... I think the one I watched was made by VICE. Some really hilarious stories about organized crime syndicates starting leagues soley for the sake of match fixing. Even a few cases of guys renting a stadium, paying off a broadcasting crew to call a mock game from a script in an empty stadium... then report the final score.

And it's funny hearing your perspective... because up until recently... I didn't know sports betting WAS LEGAL in other westernized countries. lol
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Richie wrote: And it's funny hearing your perspective... because up until recently... I didn't know sports betting WAS LEGAL in other westernized countries. lol
Strange isn't it! All a matter of perspective I guess.




With regards to fixing. On the rare occasions I've heard of it, it's always been "spot fixing" as opposed to something related to the final result of the game. i.e. you're not trying to throw a whole match, but instead you will commit a certain act at a certain point in the game.... cricket examples are things like the bowler will bowl exactly 5 no balls in the game, or will bowl a no ball in the 15th over.

EDIT- an example of the recent Pakistan cricket spot fixing scandal, just taken from Wiki
In August 2010, reporters from News of the World established contact with Mazhar Majeed, a sports agent who was suspected of involvement in match-fixing. In the video posted by News of the World, Majeed, counting out the bribe money, predicted that Amir would be bowling the third over in the fourth test at Lord's, and that the first ball of the over would be a no-ball delivery. Amir did bowl the third over, and on his first delivery from the over, bowled a no-ball delivery. Commentary described the delivery as an "enormous no-ball, good half a metre over the line".[4] Majeed also predicted that the sixth delivery of the tenth over would be a no-ball, and that ball, delivered by Asif, was also a no-ball delivery
I guess in this sense, an equivalent NFL example could be something like a receiver dropping their first target of the game, or similar.

Much smaller actions, that would not necessarily stand out as suspicious and are less likely to effect the result of the game....

...It will be interesting to see how it plays out though for sure.
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