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Apr 15, 2021
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Idk. You know how baseball ancillary stuff has become more and more how baseball makes money? Merch, luxury boxes, stadiums becoming restaurants and malls? Gambling will dwarf all those tiny revenue streams.

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I think you're probably wrong about that. It has traditionally not been that easy to gamble on sports in most places, and online gambling has been handled through offshore accounts with hidden transactions that credit card companies have tried to block. Making it more accessible and simple (and advertising it more) will likely entice many people to try it who otherwise would avoid the hassle or find easier legal games of chance.

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Cinder Guard. He admitted in 2019 that he was going to bet on himself in free agency (https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2019/02/20/noah-syndergaard-i-feel-like-im-going-to-bet-on-myself-in-free-agency/).

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