[BowBun]

Sports betting also makes a mockery of sport as a concept. There has yet to be a version that doesn't end up impacting the integrity of the sport.

[Lapsa]

issue is - what's the product of sport? does the good example of being in shape translates directly to cash necessary to run the sport? sports betting is the one and only natural fit as the source of income

[BowBun]

What do you _mean_? Advertisers pay tons of money because tons of people watch sports. Countries provide resources to teams because they are a source of national pride. Not to mention half of teams are bankrolled by insanely rich people in order to build their reputation and prestige.

So how can betting be the only natural fit as a source of income? The argument does not make sense.

[hshdhdhj4444]

Entertainment?

Loyalty?

Community?

It’s amazing to me that within a few years people seem to have forgotten that team sports existed, and thrived, for decades and centuries before.