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Sports gambling legalized

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Big Circus, May 14, 2018.

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  1. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    Geez, Ragu, that’s one of your shortest posts ever!
     
    Vombatus, May 15, 2018
    #121
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  2. Mr. Sluggo

    Mr. Sluggo Active Member

    I'm dependin' on you son.
     
    Mr. Sluggo, May 15, 2018
    #122
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  3. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    Bad day for me. I had the under 6 1/2 justices voting yes...

    And how long after Illinois puts this in place do they start welching on paying their winners?
     
    Captain_Kirk, May 15, 2018
    #123
    I Should Coco and exmediahack like this.
  4. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Vegas doesn't pay. I think the issue has been settled with the fantasy lawsuit. The names and scores are facts that the public can use. The NFL thing is a contractual issue with Sunday Ticket. Bars pay a different rate for Sunday Ticket than a homeowner. Plus, copyright laws restrict how live sports can be shown at bars.
     
    justgladtobehere, May 15, 2018
    #124
  5. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Listening to the golf industry yesterday made my ears bleed. "The PGA Tour stands to make more than 6 billion a year in integrity fees!" "They have proprietary information!" No and no. I love golf, but if I'm a new bookmaker and the PGA Tour tells me they want the 1 percent cut, I'm telling them to pound sand. Betting shops can manage without golf. And as others have said, scores are not proprietary information. The Tour's stats might be, but no one's betting on how many putts Tiger takes in a round.
     
    playthrough, May 15, 2018
    #125
  6. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Even putts in a round wouldn't be protected.
     
    justgladtobehere, May 15, 2018
    #126
  7. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Neutral Corner, May 15, 2018
    #127
  8. SnarkShark

    SnarkShark Well-Known Member

    Sure about that?
     
    SnarkShark, May 15, 2018
    #128
  9. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    People gamble on everything. I'm sure there are degenerates gambling on this
     
    JC, May 15, 2018
    #129
  10. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Well, that can be a gray area with putts from the fringe, off the green, etc. My greater point is that the PGA Tour thinks its ShotLink data is proprietary and salable to gambling interests and I think that's a stretch. People bet on the scores and players, at least right now. I could see a time when you could sit by the 17th hole at Sawgrass and bet on your phone or at a kiosk on whether a guy will hit it in the water, but I don't need the Tour's stats app to tell me if I won or lost that bet.
     
    playthrough, May 15, 2018
    #130
  11. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Did the stork drop you? :D
     
    Baron Scicluna, May 15, 2018
    #131
  12. SnarkShark

    SnarkShark Well-Known Member

    Funny that you bring that up, because I recently found this answer ridiculous.

    In USGA Championships where putts are counted, the player has made his first putt once he has made a stroke from the putting green and all subsequent strokes are counted as putts.

    United States Golf Association
     
    SnarkShark, May 15, 2018
    #132
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