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Journeyman · Jun 12, 2006

WBAL TV in Maryland here tonight did a piece on BetCRIS and how unethical is it to offer lines on things such as hurricanes and any distasters .

They will probably re-run it in the 6 o'clock hour for anyone within the region.

The funny thing was they never even mentioned anything about it being illegal or possibly being banned.

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TrueAirgo · Jun 12, 2006

Yes, I seen it last week on FoxNews (Cavuto).

TTinCO · Jun 12, 2006

Unethical? Hurricanes are natural occurences.

I could see them complaining about "death pools" and the such, but this seems to be a bit oversensitive & an attempt to make something out of nothing.

SportSavant · Jun 12, 2006

I have to relaod at BETCRIS as the CFL is back!!!!!!!!

wooooo hooooooooooooooooooo :dancefool

FatTony · Jun 12, 2006

http://forum.therx.com/showthread.php?t=383288

Here's the article.

ElJefe · Jun 12, 2006

Unethical? I think it makes things interesting and has a place.

Presto · Jun 12, 2006

Infotainment at its best

WildBill · Jun 12, 2006

High level markets are being formed in this very area by major Wall Street banks. Are they going to call that classless? Of course not. Small bets on catastrophes and issues are an amazingly effective way of both risk management and can be eye opening for experts. To top it off, Microsoft has started similar markets for pennies to predict when products will ship. If the "market", MSFT insiders, predict a timeframe the managers don't agree with, the managers quickly look into it to figure out what they might be overlooking. Once again extremely valuable information created by something unsophisticated people think is in bad taste.

HarryCaray · Jun 12, 2006

I personally think it's kind of f'ed up to take action on potentially catostrophic events like that.
Unethical? I don't know, probably not. Fuc*ed up? Yes.

I mean, if you bet for 3 category 3, 4, or 5 hurricanes to hit the US mainland this year, at some point you might very well find yourself HOPING for a major natural disaster in order to win your $100 or whatever. That's fuc*ed up IMO. I couldn't do it myself. But I have no problem with anyone who does.

Journeyman · Jun 12, 2006

HarryCaray said:
I personally think it's kind of f'ed up to take action on potentially catostrophic events like that.
Unethical? I don't know, probably not. Fuc*ed up? Yes.

I mean, if you bet for 3 category 3, 4, or 5 hurricanes to hit the US mainland this year, at some point you might very well find yourself HOPING for a major natural disaster in order to win your $100 or whatever. That's fuc*ed up IMO. I couldn't do it myself. But I have no problem with anyone who does.

good points

charleslanger · Jun 13, 2006

HarryCaray said:
I personally think it's kind of f'ed up to take action on potentially catostrophic events like that.
Unethical? I don't know, probably not. Fuc*ed up? Yes.

I mean, if you bet for 3 category 3, 4, or 5 hurricanes to hit the US mainland this year, at some point you might very well find yourself HOPING for a major natural disaster in order to win your $100 or whatever. That's fuc*ed up IMO. I couldn't do it myself. But I have no problem with anyone who does.

It's insurance, esp. for the vunerable ones.

ppeter · Jun 13, 2006

Unethical? Please. The "legal" commodities exchanges profit and "make book" all the time from natural disasters. Just look at the futures contracts going bonkers on orange juice as this Fla storm comes in.

gynecologist · Jun 13, 2006

HarryCaray said:
I personally think it's kind of f'ed up to take action on potentially catostrophic events like that.
Unethical? I don't know, probably not. Fuc*ed up? Yes.

I mean, if you bet for 3 category 3, 4, or 5 hurricanes to hit the US mainland this year, at some point you might very well find yourself HOPING for a major natural disaster in order to win your $100 or whatever. That's fuc*ed up IMO. I couldn't do it myself. But I have no problem with anyone who does.

Great points!! :103631605

:nopityA:

MrJ · Jun 13, 2006

TTinCO said:
Unethical? Hurricanes are natural occurences.

I could see them complaining about "death pools" and the such, but this seems to be a bit oversensitive & an attempt to make something out of nothing.

You can bet on when people die? What kind of limits???

windycityplaya · Jun 13, 2006

I have been with cris for years and like them a lot.

beetman · Jun 13, 2006

Lots of books offer props on what day of the week Fidel Castro will die. Skybook offered that one for quite a while, although I don't see it up now.

Ejercito · Jun 13, 2006

Thats funny. I guess it is a matter of what someone thinks is unethical. I guess they don't think gambling in general is unethical!:thumbsup2:

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