NESN The NESN ticker isn't going away and the dream is viewers betting using their remotes

[BigBadBruins7708]

There are way more people that don't do pot or gamble. To serve both up on a silver platter, being able to get/do both with ease is absolutely insane, but both will bring mega bucks in so they are all for it. A lot of people didn't do that stuff because it wasn't the easiest thing to do or get.

and you can just as easily gamble away the house while killing yourself with poison at your corner liquor store/bar of choice

sports betting has been easy since the internet

getting pot, even before legalization, was one of the easiest things to do

 

[LouJersey]

and you can just as easily gamble away the house while killing yourself with poison at your corner liquor store/bar of choice

sports betting has been easy since the internet

getting pot, even before legalization, was one of the easiest things to do

So nothing to see here?

 

[Midship]

This feels depressing.

Have your food brought to you by Uber Eats, stay home and watch neverending streaming services, then gamble from your couch or bed.

Infinite Jest

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

Wall-E

Wall-E, Infinite Jest... Only a matter of time until weeks, months, and entire years are sponsored by corporations, right?

I feel like a bit of a conspiracy weirdo but it feels inevitable that will happen.

Is the moon owned by Doritos yet?

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

Infinite Jest

Jinx

 

[JRull86]

Wall-E, Infinite Jest... Only a matter of time until weeks, months, and entire years are sponsored by corporations, right?

I feel like a bit of a conspiracy weirdo but it feels inevitable that will happen.

Is the moon owned by Doritos yet?

I mean the month of May is already sponsored by Justin Timberlake, so we're already there.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

and you can just as easily gamble away the house while killing yourself with poison at your corner liquor store/bar of choice

sports betting has been easy since the internet

getting pot, even before legalization, was one of the easiest things to do

This is all about the convenience of having the option to gamble from your living room/bed/toilet, without having to do anything besides watch your local sports game. It will absolutely draw more people in who give it a try and find they like it where they may have not had the temptation before.

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

I mean the month of May is already sponsored by Justin Timberlake, so we're already there.

If there's one thing that worries me about the future, it's that The Mouse owns way too many things and has way too much influence.

 

[Therick67]

The easier you make something, the more likely more people are to try it.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

I mean the month of May is already sponsored by Justin Timberlake, so we're already there.

Haha, nice one!

 

[JRull86]

Haha, nice one!

I'm funny every now and then.

 

[JRull86]

If there's one thing that worries me about the future, it's that The Mouse owns way too many things and has way too much influence.

This is legitimately horrifying to look at.

I knew Disney owned or had their hand in a lot of stuff, but...oh boy.

All hail overlord Mickey Mouse.

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

This is legitimately horrifying to look at.

I knew Disney owned or had their hand in a lot of stuff, but...oh boy.

All hail overlord Mickey Mouse.

If they ever wanted to go Big Brother, they have plenty of outlets to push a message through.

 

[whitetape]

Kids watch sports on NESN, now they'll have gambling ads aimed at them. Awesome.

This actually might be an argument for making the posting of odds illegal, or at least morally indefensible.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

If they ever wanted to go Big Brother, they have plenty of outlets to push a message through.

entertainment conglomerates like that dont scare me as much.

New media conglomerates scare me infinitely more.

Such as Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns/operates 193 local network affiliates across the US and owns local affiliates of all major networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox)

Or News Corp which owns the major news and financial papers in the US, UK and Australia. Such as the NY Times, Wall St Journal, The Sun, The Telegraph, the Dow Jones Index and countless TV news media most notably Fox News

 

[Seidenbergy]

entertainment conglomerates like that dont scare me as much.

New media conglomerates scare me infinitely more.

Such as Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns/operates 193 local network affiliates across the US and owns local affiliates of all major networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox)

Or News Corp which owns the major news and financial papers in the US, UK and Australia. Such as the NY Times, Wall St Journal, The Sun, The Telegraph, the Dow Jones Index and countless TV news media most notably Fox News

Tomorrow's News Today!

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

entertainment conglomerates like that dont scare me as much.

New media conglomerates scare me infinitely more.

Such as Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns/operates 193 local network affiliates across the US and owns local affiliates of all major networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox)

Or News Corp which owns the major news and financial papers in the US, UK and Australia. Such as the NY Times, Wall St Journal, The Sun, The Telegraph, the Dow Jones Index and countless TV news media most notably Fox News

Most notably there was a youtube video that was floating around in the past that had an absurd amount of "local" news stations repeating the exact same story the exact same way.

 

[JRull86]

Most notably there was a youtube video that was floating around in the past that had an absurd amount of "local" news stations repeating the exact same story the exact same way.

Oh god I remember that.

That was legitimately terrifying.

 

[Chief Nine]

Wall-E

Totally what I was thinking too

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

Most notably there was a youtube video that was floating around in the past that had an absurd amount of "local" news stations repeating the exact same story the exact same way.

Conan O'Brien does a recurring bit on this. Here's an example:

 

[Spirit of 67]

Count me in the "I'm against it" crowd, and I'll leave it at that.

I'm in the I don't gamble so it doesn't matter to me but I don't go around telling others what they can and cannot do crowd.
I'll leave it at that.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

It's proving that the "everything is designed to separate you from you money" phrase is correct.

 

[Seidenbergy]

I'm in the I don't gamble so it doesn't matter to me but I don't go around telling others what they can and cannot do crowd.
I'll leave it at that.

Sounds great in theory, but it is NEVER accurate.

 

[northeastern]

I don't know if I see that happening. I'd think most people who want to sports gamble already do, despite the legality. I know plenty of people that use private bookies in states where bets can't be placed legally. Legalizing sports gambling is very similar to the legalization of marijuana in the sense that its something thats already widespread, so the states might as well take advantage of the potential tax revenue.

I agree 100%. I like betting on big sports events and have no problem finding a bookie to use and I'm very very occasional... I don't smoke weed but even before it was legal it wasn't hard to get... At least now it'll be safer and taxed so that's good... Will it lead to more abuse? No idea...

 

[McGarnagle]

Sports gambling and the stock market are the same thing in principle. Putting money into speculation over performance.