Coming from The Ringer, which is heavily supported by traditional sportsbooks, I think this is a reflection of fear of a superior business model.

There's a Baptists and Bootleggers dynamic at work here.

The underlying arguments falls into the question of whether people should be allowed to gamble and risk freely or not. It's the old issue of whether full freedom dictates hands off or whether there should be regulation to prevent abuse, addiction and so on. Personally, I think adults should be responsible for themselves, but there's been a long history of reigning in gambling.

winteryeti

I don't see what's dystopian about people having more options. No one's required to participate.