Posted September 21, 2025 21:38
· last edited September 21, 2025 21:39
theprof
betting agencies will look for whatever event they can find for their punters to bet on.
I'm not sure whether you guys are familiar with the European Cricket League (for those who're unfamiliar, a risible competition between teams of the top 11 IT guys in Barcelona vs Bratislava or some such), but it has better quality broadcast than a lot of NZ domestic cricket based precisely on gambling dollars (and is now at risk due to Indian law changes against that). And yeah, there's attempted match fixing.
The dilemma is similar to that we used to face with tobacco sponsorship. There's a pretty decent money flow but at what social cost?
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Unknown editoredited September 21, 2025 21:39
theprof
betting agencies will look for whatever event they can find for their punters to bet on.
I'm not sure whether you guys are familiar with the European Cricket League (for those who're unfamiliar, a risible competition between teams of the top 11 IT guys in Barcelona vs Bratislava or some such) has a high quality broadcast based precisely on gambling dollars (and is now at risk due to Indian law changes against that). And yeah, there's attempted match fixing.
The dilemma is similar to that we used to face with tobacco sponsorship. There's a pretty decent money flow but at what social cost?