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What are the odds on whether TTâs billionaire booster sues to keep him eligible?
Some politician in all mighty cowtown probably had a friend or family member (probably himself) blow a whole bunch of money on gambling on an app. So itâs the appâs fault and not the dumbass who kept chasing loses
Itâs more nuanced than blame the victim. These apps are highly sophisticated in how they manipulate and draw in people to the point of addiction. Itâs right up there with the glory days of the tobacco industryâs sophisticated business model of creating and then profiting off addiction.
In a sane society, theyâd be banned.
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I work with more 20- 30 year olds than most of my fellow 50+ posters. I am awe struck at how many of them are habitually betting even mid game. While the individual bets may be modest, the cumulative total of losses for many of my staff can only be characterized as a harmful addiction.
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And donât lose sight of the fact that if someone is really good at it and consistently wins, they are literally banned from the platforms.
You want to bet on sports you should have two options: 1) walk into a casino in Vegas, Reno or Tahoe or 2) place a bet with one of Paulie Walnutsâ underlings.
I coached a boys 18U hockey team this year, made up of high school kids, 16, 17, 18 years old. I asked them how many had at least one gambling app on their phone? More than half did.
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This is Art Shlichter type stuff. Wow!
So what youâre saying is that it isnât wealth inequality, but an epidemic issue of financial ignorance that plagues this country?!
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No, absolutely not. Two different issues. There has always been a segment of the population that was financially illiterate. But, the issue of wealth inequality in this country has nothing to do with financial illiteracy issues (like gambling) but all to do with greed, politics, and power.
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Question answered. Sorsby isnât hiring that level of legal talent with his UC money. Iâd guess the plan is to shop it to a friendly local judge, get an injunction allowing him to play until the case is decided and then just bury the court in paperwork and continuances until the season is over.
Seriously, screw this guy for refusing to accept any consequences for his actions.
He hired Jeff Kessler. Kessler is very expensive. He is also very well versed in issues like this. Jeff is at Winston & Strawn. Here is a little bio of some of his key accomplishments.
Sorsby may be trying to set himself up for the NFL Supplemental draft with how this has played out so far, but the question is what team is willing to give up draft compensation to take him? Think about his. He plays, he throws an interception, first question asked is whether that was because he had money on the game, or involved with gamblers. To me, he is a hard pass. He is a very talented QB, but not that talented. This may also be a test case for the NCAA on gambling.
There hasnât been a supplemental draft selection since 2019. For the obvious reasons surrounding fixing games, I would think that concerns about âgambling issuesâ would be a tougher sell for a team than âdrug issuesâ or most other situations that lead players to the supplemental draft.
The whole gambling rehab thing was fully positioned on NFL worries and future. He was cooked at the NCAA level as soon as betting on his own team was revealed. It will be a major concern for the NFL, but heâll be very highly monitored. One of the advantages of regulated, legal gambling.
Heâs good enough that someone will take a flyer on him and get him into camp. Talent solves everything. Is he good enough to make a roster though? Just like with all the domestic abusers in the NFL over the years, if they are good enough everyone is suddenly fine with looking the other way, but if they are a borderline guy, nope, its a major problem.
I respectfully disagree. The 2027 draft class for QBs is potentially loaded, barring some who might stay after a RS junior year (Arch Manning) because they can be paid handsomely as a senior. I heard one person speculate depending how he does this year, Manning could command 15 million as a senior. Given a choice between an addicted gambler who already at least once bet on his own team, and someone with a âcleanâ record, teams are going to take the latter route. Sorsby is far from a generational talent.
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There are several mocks with him to the Steelers in 2027, so I highly encourage him to enter the supplemental draftâŚNOW
Given how Khan has been handling things, doing a dumbass thing like taking Sorsby wouldnât surprise me!