Texas Tech transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby is checking into a residential treatment program for a gambling addiction.

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gopherphil said:
IMO this is a little tip of the iceberg.

In all reality what did people think would happen when Vegas and pro sports went to bed??
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Vegas had gambling on pro sports, and college sports too, LONG before any of this junk started happening.
 

gopherphil said:
IMO this is a little tip of the iceberg.

In all reality what did people think would happen when Vegas and pro sports went to bed??
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Agree and it is going to be difficult to get the toothpaste back in the tube. My guess is players are betting a lot more and a lot more often than we know. Are they betting on themselves? I find it difficult to believe that's a line not to be crossed for a bunch of players.
 
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upnorthkid said:
nah Paxton wants to be involved. Letter sent on behalf of his office

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What would happen if each week's opponent was in the Covid protocol?

Surely you couldn't sue them over that, right?
 

This will be settled by an AG UFC fight on the White House lawn...

 


50PoundHead said:
Agree and it is going to be difficult to get the toothpaste back in the tube. My guess is players are betting a lot more and a lot more often than we know. Are they betting on themselves? I find it difficult to believe that's a line a lot not to be crossed for a bunch of players.
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If they weren’t before, they will absolutely be doing it now. Texas Tech just showed every NCAA athlete that there aren’t any real consequences to making bets on your own team.

Unless the courts or NCAA reverse this over the summer, I expect multiple points shaving or other betting scandals next season.
 


matt said:
If they weren’t before, they will absolutely be doing it now. Texas Tech just showed every NCAA athlete that there aren’t any real consequences to making bets on your own team.

Unless the courts or NCAA reverse this over the summer, I expect multiple points shaving or other betting scandals next season.
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Agreed, some of these kids are going to get into financial trouble and be willing to take the risk. Cue organized crime to enter the fray. Once college football isn't seen as a fair way to bet, won't people just bet on other things? There are plenty of sports betting options. Isn't this a major threat to the college football business model? Legal betting brings a lot of money in, right? The whole college football machine should be scared of what Texas Tech is doing. I just can't believe TT can win when basically all of college football is against them. That's a lot of institutions, power and money.
 






SeaBee_Gopher said:
Agreed, some of these kids are going to get into financial trouble and be willing to take the risk. Cue organized crime to enter the fray. Once college football isn't seen as a fair way to bet, won't people just bet on other things? There are plenty of sports betting options. Isn't this a major threat to the college football business model? Legal betting brings a lot of money in, right? The whole college football machine should be scared of what Texas Tech is doing. I just can't believe TT can win when basically all of college football is against them. That's a lot of institutions, power and money.
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Legalized sports betting (or “futures contracts” per CFTC….) and presto, no longer does a gambler (futures contract trader) need a trip to Nevada, a reservation casino, a bookie.

Not only that but so many people are able to easily gamble from their phones now the winnings for every gameplay, statistic can be pretty substantial in some cases enormous which is a strong feedback loop.

There is of course the longstanding rumors that criminal enterprises have long laundered money through casinos in concert with fabricated/orchestrated sporting event outcomes, ie NFL and others. Plausible? I don’t know. Now the players have their own self interests and perhaps some outside motivation to steer things a certain way. It’s got to be tempting? Congress?
 




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