I understand the concern, but (unless I'm mistaken) boxers are allowed to bet on themselves and MMA fighters were until 2022 and I don't think either have have a greater uptick in match fixing than football.
official_bagel
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That's just match fixing though. Doesn't matter if it's Toney calling up Pickford or some crime syndicate.
Probably an unpopular opinion here, but I think that athletes should be able to bet on sports unless they are betting against their own team.
The "lol fuck around and find out" comments that permeate every thread about the Gaza bombings are so incredibly callous. It's a tragedy when innocent Israelis are killed and it's a tragedy when innocent Palestinians are killed.
None of this should be cheered for and yet there's a vocal contingent of reddit who are treating this tragedy like a sporting event.
I'll play devil's advocate and say while gambling as a whole offers no tangible benefits to society, the benefit of having a betting industry is to keep the money out of organized crime.
People are going to be either way and it's safer for it to be regulated than unregulated. I'd rather someone bet through Bet365 than an underground bookie.