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84 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Jun \ on: Another player banned for life for sports betting Stacker_Sports
I wonder if the leagues could get around this issue by building incentives directly into contracts that benefit players for hitting their overs and their team's overs.
But Vegas always have the other side of the bet. If the overs are minus money on the ML then it’s a huge incentive to hit the under and come out ahead anyway
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That’s true, but they’d have to bet enough to make it worth while and betting that much would increase their odds of getting caught.
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I think the issue there is that the teams themselves are supposed to avoid being involved in gambling (you know, other than running Draftkings ads).
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That’s right. I’m just thinking that this is an incentive problem. If playing well paid better than taking a dive, then they would do that.
The NBA already lets media members vote on awards that determine player salaries. Letting the sports books have a role would be bad optics, but at least they actually pay attention.
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True. And at least considering that might get them to also start thinking about other ways to incentivize the players to not gamble.
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Interesting idea
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