I agree we ought to be rid of them, but just because they are annoying. I just think the “gambling is bad, thus, we need to get rid of it so poor people don’t become gambling addicts” thing is a bit much.
The NHL embracing sports gambling was a major mistake
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BKIslandersFan
F*** off
I fail to see how gambling is somehow worse than alcohol.
If you are implying players are now going to somehow get more in to match fixing, no.
If you are implying players are now going to somehow get more in to match fixing, no.
The discussion is much more nuanced than "Get rid of it". It's a question of limits - how many gambling ads are too many, and how deeply embedded in the game should gambling ads be? IMO, online casinos have gone way beyond where advertisers should go.
Sports gambling has been around forever and nobody talked about banning them. Complaints only began two years ago, when online casinos started selling real-time bets on NHL games in which they were sponsors. Gambling ads don't wait for commercial breaks like other sponsors, they place themselves within the game while it's being played, trying to convince viewers betting is part of hockey. That's grossly inappropriate, like broadcasters telling viewers to drink a brand of alcohol each time someone scores
There are plenty of platforms people can go to bet on hockey. The NHL should not be one of those platforms.
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Gambling doesn't have to be worse than alcohol for gambling advertisement to be more pervasive in the broadcast than alcohol ads, which is the problem most people against it are saying they have. If it were just a commercial or two for a gambling app every break, I doubt as many people would care. Hell, I'm so cynical toward consumerism that I find basically all commercials (and marketing in general) to be annoying bullshit, but it's a lot easier to ignore the entire breaks than it is to mute the TV each time a broadcaster has to insert a paid gambling ad into the game itself. That gambling is an addictive activity that has very real detrimental effects on society just makes it worse. Alcohol does, too, and I do wish they would tone down how much it is advertised. That is beside the point of the thread, though.
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My ESPN+ plan has not renewed and I'm debating if I want to renew it. It's not so much the Gambling ads, but more I don't like the platform and the NHL are cheap bastards for not streaming on their own site.
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And the sky was made of amethyst
And all the stars were just like little fish
You should learn when to go
You should learn how to say no
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
When they get what they want, and they never want it again
And they get what they want, and they never want it again
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
And the sky was all violet
I want it again, but violent, more violent
Yeah, I'm the one with no soul
One above and one below
And all the stars were just like little fish
You should learn when to go
You should learn how to say no
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
Might last a day, yeah
Mine is forever
When they get what they want, and they never want it again
And they get what they want, and they never want it again
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
Go on, take everything, take everything, I want you to
And the sky was all violet
I want it again, but violent, more violent
Yeah, I'm the one with no soul
One above and one below
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Most people don't care about whatever moral issue there is at all. Even fewer people care enough to stop watching
And they get a haul of cash out of this I'm sure.
I doubt a single stakeholder in the NHL thinks it was a mistake.
And they get a haul of cash out of this I'm sure.
I doubt a single stakeholder in the NHL thinks it was a mistake.
North Americans and sports betting in their sport..it's like watching a replay of a TV-show you once followed.
Next episode: "How NHL-players spend their spare time betting on sports and losing tons of money out of boredom".
Next episode: "How NHL-players spend their spare time betting on sports and losing tons of money out of boredom".
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Of course they like the money they’re making. That’s their whole purpose.
But why would those of us who aren’t getting a cut care about that?
These gambling companies range from dishonest to predatory. They are not good people. They’re up there with pay day lenders. IMO.
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You mean to tell me that you don't bow down to the idol of corporate profits??
Moose Head
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So I guess the NHL will partner up with hardcore porn sites. Lots of money to be made.
Guys, any idea on how much money the gambling addition has added to the NHL's revenue?
The cap is moving by 4 M per season, so is it safe to assume it's been a big help with revenue?
The cap is moving by 4 M per season, so is it safe to assume it's been a big help with revenue?
Dr Jan Itor
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Asking the NHL to stand on some sort of "moral high ground" while the NFL, NBA, MLB, etc. scoop up all of the gambling revenue is completely unreasonable.
Silky Johnson
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Should be their right. You as a consumer also have a vote - but it's with your wallet.
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It should be the NHL's right to advertise porn? How exactly do you justify that?
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It seems pretty self evident to me and I think I shouldnt have to justify it. The default position is to not limit people freedom. You need to justify why you should be able to limit others freedom.
Many (myself likely included) may not support them if they did. Broadcasters would also have the right to not cover the sport. It would likely be a terrible idea for them to do so, but they should not be restricted from doing so.
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So you just get to say things like "the default position is to not limit people [sic] freedom" without any sort of justification? Cool. Then I get to say you're wrong and the default position is to set limitations to freedom when there is a benefit to society, and I get to say it without any justification.
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Silky Johnson
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Then you would be an authoritarian, which in my opinion is an immoral position.
Saying that freedoms such as expression, assembly, liberty & security, thought & conscience are inherent and self evident is not a controversial statement in free societies.
The default position should be to not limit individual freedom.
There are obviously reasons to limit said freedoms but they should be the exception and/or generally when individual rights collide. ie my right to life trumps your freedom to fire guns indiscriminately in crowded areas.
In cases of some people subjectively not liking others expression or actions, with no direct conflict of their individual freedom, the bar needs to be set very high for limitations.
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edog37
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The above board stuff yes. Before then, it was just as much if not more. Keep in mind, the World Series was fixed & that was in 1919.
It’s far more in football.
One of the western teams is gonna get implicated in Black Sox sized scandal in the next five years.
