Prediction Markets Are Not News and Neither Is CNN |
The World Cup is coming this summer and I’m here for it. I’m not a fan of every sport, but I am a fan of games in every sport where the stakes are high and the best players bring their A-games. That means I’ll even watch basketball, which I do not like, if a championship is on the line. But you can’t watch any of it without being blasted with ad after ad for the seemingly endless supply of sportsbooks out there clamoring for a slice of people’s money.
Let me just say that I don’t care what you do with your money; it’s yours and you can set it on fire for all I care. (Though, if you’re so inclined and want some quality entertainment, signing up for my hilarious and foul-mouthed podcast once a week is the best way to spend a couple of bucks per month, just saying.) But if you can’t simply enjoy a game for the sake of the game and need to have money on it, well, there’s a group for that.
Still, I don’t care if you bet and lose your house or bet and win enough money for a house – you’re an adult, knock yourself out. I simply question whether you’re a fan of the game or a fan of the rush you get from betting on it.
It seems to me that wherever you are in America these days, you are never more than 30-60 minutes from a casino, with many states allowing casino games to be played on phones.
I also remember when I was in college in Detroit, and they........