Most people who bet sports have played them. poker players are usually 100 lbs overweight.
reason is govt gets taxes from poker casinos. NBA,NFL, MLB lobby against sports betting. USA is a whore nation who will take the dollar and then lie to defend it. A real goverment like France who actually has honorable judges gave a BIG FU to the French Open who tried to ban it.
reason is govt gets taxes from poker casinos. NBA,NFL, MLB lobby against sports betting. USA is a whore nation who will take the dollar and then lie to defend it. A real goverment like France who actually has honorable judges gave a BIG FU to the French Open who tried to ban it.
Casino gambling has been accepted by Joe Sixpack and even their fatty wives. People come to work on Monday and recap their casino gambling adventures right in front of their bosses! No question casino gambling is socially acceptable and sports betting continues to be taboo. I would guess that in the USA sports betting is still associated with a mob related activity by most Pilgrims. Poker is just something that everyone has played in their kitchen at one time or another and it is hard to find someone that really believes that it is a one way ticket to degenerateville... Good question.
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Poker has cast aside its image of illegal smoky back rooms and concealed handguns that was the norm when Doyle was a road warrior. The watershed event seems to have been Moneymaker winning the WSOP, which led to the explosion of poker, its use as cheap TV fodder and an improved image.
Sports betting has not similarly reworked its image. Its not suitable for TV. My generation likely equates it with "The Sting", a great Paul Newman, Robert Redford movie set in the 30's.
The image is completely different in the UK where there are corner bookies everywhere. Many will go out Saturday lunch-time, place soccer bets, have a drink at the pub and discuss the games then return home to watch them mid-afternoon, making it a common lifestyle choice.
Sports betting has not similarly reworked its image. Its not suitable for TV. My generation likely equates it with "The Sting", a great Paul Newman, Robert Redford movie set in the 30's.
The image is completely different in the UK where there are corner bookies everywhere. Many will go out Saturday lunch-time, place soccer bets, have a drink at the pub and discuss the games then return home to watch them mid-afternoon, making it a common lifestyle choice.
