Let me just say... I agree wholeheartedly. Prop bets, parlays, you name it. It is GAMBLING, GAMBLING, GAMBLING. Win or lose who cares as long as your bets are covered?! Already border-line players have run afoul of gambling. It is unavoidable that it will continue.
It’s already ruined.
LET PETE ROSE IN THE HALL OF FAME! IT’S REDICULOUS.
I completely agree.
I don’t have a problem with betting on games per se - I’ve done it; pools, fantasy leagues, even parlay cards in Vegas (and I’ll copy to, ummm... parlays NOT in Vegas, but well past the statute of limitations, IRS watcher!).
I still love a lot of that - and I’ll be playing both fantasy football and running my rotisserie baseball team until they pry them from cold, dead hands.
But yeesh... You cannot *watch* a game - or even read about players or teams or teams you enjoy anymore without getting buried in ads and stupid stuff about proposition bets.
It’s gotten so ridiculously out of control.
I’m very much a libertarian on most things involving individual actions: Do what you want so long as you take responsibility and I don’t have to pay for your failures.
But - yikes. I’m so tired of watching/reading/etc sports I like where 80% of it involves prop bets I don’t care about.
I mean, even if I end up drafting Josh Jacobs - there’s a damn limit to how much I care about his game number!!! Not being a degenerate gambler, I’d rather he post 10 yards in 3-0 win than run for 200 with 2 TDs in a 35-42 loss!