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1  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: If football is Legal in most countries why is Gambling Prohibited on: January 27, 2022, 12:55:30 PM
The game of football is one of the most celebrated and loved sports around the world and most countries have an official football team, which gives the game legal backing because the government and competition organizers make a huge budget for these games. But what baffles me is football is the highest gambling around the world but yet it is seen as legal meanwhile gambling is illegal in some of those countries and I can't stop to wonder what an irony this has become.
What is gambling?
According to Wikipedia:

This makes more points clearer or am I missing something?



I think it is related to the risks that each gambler is exposed to. If you are simply watching a football game, you don't have risks (we don't take into consideration the risks of the heart attack that you can have when your favorite team is losing:)). But if you are betting on a match, you are exposed to risks.
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