Supreme Court rules on sports betting
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Really doesn't matter for those living in Nebraska. It will still get shot down at every chance here IMO.
You are probably correct. However, I never understood the difference between betting on a horse with a person riding it vs betting on a person. How exactly is one ok to bet on and the other not?
Don’t they know how much money can be made just from Husker fans betting the over every year
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stopped at Harrah's in CB while home recently. Lots of cars with Nebraska plates in the parking lot. Hate to see io_a get the revenues, jobs, etc.
I can’t recall the last time I made a legal wager. Going with a local guy via offshore clearinghouse is vastly superior. No taxes and it works on your schedule.
It will happen in Iowa somewhat soon. It would be smart for Nebraska to follow suit unless they enjoy watching large sums of money be spent and taxed not in your state.
Here in Louisiana, Places like Shreveport and Lake Charles makes gigantic amount of money off of the fact Texas does not allow gambling.
Look.... most of us love to gamble but please don’t do anything stupid .... take a few deep breaths and relax. ....
After that post you would be one of the main suspects
So instead we allowed Keno... one of the lowest odds games in the entire gambling universe. I guess that's one way to make sure people don't play too much.
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Is that true? I know some people get out of hand with it but me and all my friends gamble and not one of us (as far as I know) bets their mortgage and stuff like that.
I feel like those horrible stories do exist but I also feel like they % of those stories is blown up.
I've know some people that gambling destroyed there marriage of course a lot of things can destroy a marriage besides gambling..
I love wagering on football and learned to keep it under perspective because the more games you bet it's tougher to beat the odds...
Your best gamble is in the stock market if you want to come out on top.
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When I toured Stamford Bridge where Chelsea plays in London they had betting booths inside the stadium for before and in play wagers. Dont ever see that happening in the US but there are certainly worse things out there. I use 5Dimes for the most part. Havent used a local since I lived in Nebraska in 1999. Used Bodog/Bovada but got booted twice from their site for winning
My step dad spends about 5k a year betting....he lives in my gparents house and has nothing to show for his years of work.
A friend of my mothers goes to Io_a and bets every spare dollar and eventually she bet her house and bank acct dry.
I've witnessed plenty to say gambling is in fact harmful. Do you even know where the money ends up? Probably mostly off shore helping some other economy other than the US
A friend of my mothers goes to Io_a and bets every spare dollar and eventually she bet her house and bank acct dry.
I've witnessed plenty to say gambling is in fact harmful. Do you even know where the money ends up? Probably mostly off shore helping some other economy other than the US
Not to get all philosophical and all and with all due respect to your step dad and the friend of your mother, but those people have a gene that makes them susceptible to addiction. If it wasn't gambling, it could have been alcohol, drugs, sex or any number of things that caused them to lose all their money.
Those that don't have a predisposition to addiction, can take it or leave it and don't become dependent on the high associated with it.
Don't get me wrong, it sucks, but we don't close all the bars because some people are alcoholics, we don't close malls because some people cannot control their need to shop.
Love seeing the SCOTUS making good rulings. Still too much federal overreach in other areas, though.
I believe they got the ruling right. It should be left to the States to decide for themselves. It was an overreach by the Federal government to outlaw it across the entire union, philosophically speaking, to begin with.
Having said that I will vote it down everytime it comes up on the ballot.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that if there was truly a conservative value that would be the last to be let go by conservatives in the hot button arena it would be abortion and not gambling, but I get your point.
That is one issue I'll say was already addressed by our founders in the Declaration of Independence, the right to LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit(not guarantee) of happiness, and should be protected and preserved under Federal authority and NOT given to the States.
Imagine the mindset of someone who wants to control financial transactions that dont have anything to do with them.
It would probably be approved in Nebraska if the big casino operators in Council Bluffs didn't form fake grassroots organizations to oppose it. While on the payroll of huge casino operations, they go around telling people how gamblin' is gonna destroy our fam-lee val-yews!
Same thing happens here in Colorado. The big casinos in Black Hawk bankroll huge anti-gambling campaigns just to keep away the competition - all under the guise of how destructive gambling is for society.
Betting is OK if you can control yourself. Too many people get greedy when they win and start betting larger amounts and more games than just 1-2. That’s problematic.
Will be really interesting to see the ramifications of this decision on many levels. Mark Cuban is on record saying that this ruling just doubled the value of professional sports teams. Vegas is likely to take a hit. Bookies may go out of business. Do bookies reduce their "juice" to compete? Do sports arenas have kiosks to place a bet on the game you're watching? This may be opening a Pandora's Box, but I think it was bound to happen. It certainly will provide more access to gambling for those people who are prone to struggle with addiction. Maybe more tempting for a college kid to throw a game if he or she is in financial difficulties because they can place a quick $5,000 bet to get back on their feet.
I am for this decision, but I do think we're going to have some growing pains as we figure it all out. Now in other countries where gambling is more accessible, including watching card games or keno on the television, I think it has become more normalized and less "exciting" so maybe the appeal diminishes.
I am for this decision, but I do think we're going to have some growing pains as we figure it all out. Now in other countries where gambling is more accessible, including watching card games or keno on the television, I think it has become more normalized and less "exciting" so maybe the appeal diminishes.
That's the truth. When it comes down to people campaigning for and against casinos, their primary motive is rarely the welfare of citizens. It may be a desire to keep property value high (not wanting a casino near your property - see the Omaha side of the river for suspects who were strongly opposed years back) to casinos in other states (see Council Bluffs). Always follow the money.
This go around, the leagues and TV networks were on board because viewership was down and they needed another motivating factor to have fans watch games.
Vegas fought tooth and nail against this because they had the market.
Gambling is harmful to people with addiction issues...just like drugs and alcohol. For 90% of the population it is fine.
You sure it's not 50k? If losing 5k causes a person to live in their parents house they don't have a gambling problem they have an income problem. I know bartenders who drop more than twice that annually...... they have their own places and pay bills.
That's a guess based on some conversation with him....assuming he isn't lowballing the number. He doesn't make a whole lot anyway. 5000 on a 30000 salary is a big deal...
It isn't the wealthy that most of the concern is about. Usually if you are good with money you don't have to be good with cards. Usually if you're good with money you tend to not see the profit in gambling. Unless that is of course how you came into wealth. If you're not wealthy it's a crazy pit to fall into.
Gambling produces nothing, it doesn't provide a service except for a stage in which to feel good about deceiving the other man out of his money. Does this mean its actually ok to have a greedy covetous spirit?
If the same views by proponents were placed upon gambling house patrons as they are on say successful business people...
Meanwhile our legislators are having midnight meetings trying to come up with money for our State’s financial downfall. Lmao!
Come on. No one is truly deceived. Everyone knows the odds are against winning big.
About 3 years ago I decided I wanted to see if I could make some money betting on sports. I put aside a $2000 bankroll and when that was gone. I would be done. After 2 years and 8 months, I have $3200 in that account. I never bet more than 2 units on any one game or side. No one is deceiving me, no one with a covetous spirit is taking away anything we didn’t mutually agree to.
I think gambling should be legal because it is something people do consensually and no one has a right to interfere with that. I don't like the arguments espousing the economic benefits of gambling, though. Unless a state's gaming industry is strong enough to take its money from non-residents it isn't a vehicle for local prosperity and it does come with costs. I agree, Nebraska should legalize it, but it won't do anything to close a budget gap and it's overall effect on the economy would be insignificant and probably more negative than positive.
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