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Doog_de_Jour
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First off, I wasn't 100% sure what board this should be on, so mods feel free to move as you see fit.
I play "normal" fantasy football, but not the daily, Draft Kings/FanDuel variety, so I found this week's "Last Week Tonight" and the recent NY court rulings interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ
I play "normal" fantasy football, but not the daily, Draft Kings/FanDuel variety, so I found this week's "Last Week Tonight" and the recent NY court rulings interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQComments
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I think the rapid expansion of unregulated gambling is a guud idea.
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I'm fine with this. I think anyone claiming Daily FS isn't gambling is, well, FS.sarktastic said:I think the rapid expansion of unregulated gambling is a guud idea.
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Anything to stop those fucking ads
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The defense of the two organizations is that customers use skill to pick multiple players, which, you know, is different than using skill to pick a parlay of multiple teams.
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Don't be successful in America
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That part bothers me. I don't begrudge their success.RaceBannon said:Don't be successful in America
If they'd toned down the ad campaign they might have pissed off fewer people.
The ads did this. Otherwise, nobody cares. And computer geeks with algorithms would keep fleecing typical sports fans like the drooling sheep they are. -
ProfiteeringRaceBannon said:Don't be successful in America
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Disruption: stealing market share by ignoring regulations that your more established competitors have to follow. Lather, rinse, repeat.
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Don't forget, another thing that brought this on was cheating by the employees of these two firms using betting intelligence to lay bets at the other firm and clean up.ThomasFremont said:
That part bothers me. I don't begrudge their success.RaceBannon said:Don't be successful in America
If they'd toned down the ad campaign they might have pissed off fewer people.
The ads did this. Otherwise, nobody cares. And computer geeks with algorithms would keep fleecing typical sports fans like the drooling sheep they are. -
This and the one before it.sarktastic said:
Don't forget, another thing that brought this on was cheating by the employees of these two firms using betting intelligence to lay bets at the other firm and clean up.ThomasFremont said:
That part bothers me. I don't begrudge their success.RaceBannon said:Don't be successful in America
If they'd toned down the ad campaign they might have pissed off fewer people.
The ads did this. Otherwise, nobody cares. And computer geeks with algorithms would keep fleecing typical sports fans like the drooling sheep they are.
Had these two companies quietly fleeced stupid people ... they'd be fine.
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Gambling should be legal. Everybody does it.
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No one really gives a shit except the King of all Gambling crooks, Vegas! They are trying to shut them down.
http://www.adweek.com/prnewser/draftkings-fanduel-ordered-to-shut-down-in-las-vegas/118610
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Legalize it and tax it ... not that difficult
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We're talking about gambling, not prostitution.Tequilla said:Legalize it and tax it ... not that difficult
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Tax gambling specifically? Or just tax earnings with income tax? Why does everything that gets legalized need to be taxed?Tequilla said:Legalize it and tax it ... not that difficult
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If they would teach basic gambling strategy in elementary school and allow kids the fun of a little recess gaming... maff test scores would rise.
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Funny thing is, they often sell raffle tickets (don't you dare call it a lottery) for school fundraisers.sarktastic said:If they would teach basic gambling strategy in elementary school and allow kids the fun of a little recess gaming... maff test scores would rise.
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