NHL Players getting Venmo requests from fans that lost bets on the players/teams

[WarriorofTime]

They are just trolling

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Said every generation about the generations after it.

Nope, Boomers. I’m Gen X.

 

[NVious]

Players should send them 1 cent back to troll them.

 

[BB79]

It's insane how so many men have made gambling their entire personality at this point.

You bet it is!

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Said every generation about the generations after it.

Almost like there's a trend

 

[Dfence033]

Players should send them 1 cent back to troll them.

If the players had any interest in “revenge trolling,” they’d send back Venmo requests equivalent to 1 hour of their salary for having to read and reply to such stupidity.

“I lost a shitty bet that I made because I have no impulse control and the NHL decided they needed gambling ads before, during, and after the game, so send me $50.”

“I wasted my time reading and responding to this. Here is a bill for one hour of my time: $956.”

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I view this more as people just trying to troll and/or be funny (it's not) vs. genuinely thinking the player should and will pay them back.

Yeah, to me this is people just trolling or taking a shot in the dark on the off chance the athlete doesn't really read requests and they get paid.

 

[End of Line]

This has been a massive issue in College Football as well

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Advertising of an addictive activity such as gambling on many NHL telecasts, combined with a movement of society toward Idiocracy -- nobody should be surprised at these types of stories. Whether the fans are serious or trolling they need to get a life and leave players alone.

Btw, I work with people across all generations. There is plenty of dumbassery in all of them.

 

[notsocommonsense]

Your faith in the average Joe being able to comprehend common sense language is misplaced.

Yup!

 

[ShootIt]

If a player accidentally or as a joke sends money, could they get in trouble?
Transfer of money over a gambling loss by others.

 

[Oan]

legalizing online gambling in the US is one of the worst developments period of the last 10 years

Many european countries have had gambling (offline & online) completely legal countrywide for decades now, how did that ruin anything?

 

[Viqsi]

Said every generation about the generations after it.

I've sardonically said before that whether or not I'm considered Gen X or Millenial seems to be determined by whichever one the person currently yelling at me hates more.

 

[hangman005]

I've sardonically said before that whether or not I'm considered Gen X or Millenial seems to be determined by whichever one the person currently yelling at me hates more.

I think technically I'm Millennial, but NZ being culturally 10 years behind the rest of the world would make me culturally Gen X

 

[Crow]

How do they get their information to request it? (I have some requests to send)

 

[Ghost of Murph]

I've sardonically said before that whether or not I'm considered Gen X or Millenial seems to be determined by whichever one the person currently yelling at me hates more.

I'm solidly Gen X. I get called a millennial by older people and a boomer by people under 35. Gen Xers are so left out when it comes to the demeaning generations silliness.

 

[Optimistic Cynic]

Can we file this under harmless and funny? My overreactive anger cabinet is filled to the brim right now.

Love your avatar!

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

It blows my mind that fans are really this stupid.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5916434/2024/11/20/nhl-player-poll-sports-betting-harassment/?source=user_shared_article

Well in fairness, we know the league manages games.

 

[SEALBound]

Degenerate habits leading to degenerate behaviors. Shocking.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

What a bunch of babies

 

[Patrik26]

How do they get their information to request it? (I have some requests to send)

I was thinking you were asking for a friend. Kudos for your honesty.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Zero downside, very low probability of upside. But very low is much better than zero. Good risk to take in my book.

 

[BB79]

I'm solidly Gen X. I get called a millennial by older people and a boomer by people under 35. Gen Xers are so left out when it comes to the demeaning generations silliness.

We're kind of the lost generation. We got screwed at work by boomers who refused to retire and let go of power, and now that they finally have we're being skipped over for younger hires, being considered/perceived as being "old"

So screw boomers and millenials or gen z or whatever the hell they call themselves. Neither did us any favors.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

legalizing online gambling in the US is one of the worst developments period of the last 10 years

you know what I blame this on the breakdown of?


Society.


But fr, you’re right.

Many european countries have had gambling (offline & online) completely legal countrywide for decades now, how did that ruin anything?

They were already ruined !

 

[BLNY]

This is why items need common sense warnings.

There's nothing common about common sense lol.

Unfortunately, it's all the more likely that it's someone trying to scam money through the app to launder it into something illegal. Just the latest take on the Nigerian prince trying to get money to you if you'd only provide banking details.

It's insane how so many men have made gambling their entire personality at this point.

That's nothing new. Just more public-facing now. When it was all/mostly black market, the degenerates were in hiding.