Would you Bet on a Fight that is Scripted?

[Davidvictorson]

Would you bet on a fight that is scripted even with the promise that the outcome will not be leaked to the public before the match ends? What is the ethical consideration is this case? Well this is the new information regarding the WWE about to explore this new type of betting option. You can read a part of the news quoted below and make your comments.

WWE Keen to Explore Betting on Scripted Fights as an Option
But if the states were to clear this type of betting, that would only raise integrity concerns observers believe, as the outcomes of fights would be known and the possibility of a leak – high. WWE is reportedly working with Ernst & Young, an accountancy firm, to prove that the results of such fights would not be known to the public beforehand nor that they would leak out of the organizaiton.

Ernst & Young has previously advocated for the legalization of Academy Awards betting, and worked to keep the results a secret, proving that it’s possible to know an outcome beforehand and still have a fair betting market on the activity. WWE is of a similar mind, as the Oscars are already supported as betting markets in some places in the country, so why would sportsbooks hesitate to offer WWE fights, which are a form of entertainment for the most part rather than a pure athletic contest?

No official comment has been made by WWE officials to further elaborate on the situation, but Colorado has already denied the rumors. The Colorado Division of Gaming spoke to CNBC and briefly said that it had no intention of allowing betting on WWE matches as of right now. Legalizing WWE fights as viable betting events is not a stretch, however.

https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/wwe-wants-to-launch-gambling-on-scripted-fights-in-colorado-michigan/

[Oshosondy]

Everything about WWE is scripted since I know about them, the matches look fake to me at times and it is not what I can go for. I will prefer to for boxing instead which is real. I can never bet on wresting like WWE.

For the real life matches in sport, we have so many options that we can just go for instead of the wrestling that is only meant for entertainment, not for betting for me when I have real life ones that can even take away my whole day if I want it to be like that.

[bittraffic]

When there is nothing else to bet on.

They promise the pre-outcome will not go public. But it's more devastating instead because the WWE itself will scam the public by betting against the people who believe these scripted fights. There are more fights out there other than NBA and if it's just for the sake you can gamble, every country today has had a premier league since the time India started it.

[YOSHIE]

I often see sports betting systems with various options, many methods have been developed in the gambling industry how sports betting odds.

At a glance, I have read the resources that are shown here about the new sports betting method/humor that the WWE company wants to develop, but I don't really understand the meaning, method and intent of the bet that WWE wants to implement, I've read it over and over again but I don't understand it either.

As said in the source.

No official comment has been made by WWE officials to further elaborate on the situation, but Colorado has already denied the rumors.

However, a sports betting option that WWE wants to develop, if the goals are good and benefit the gamblers, I think it's not a barrier to reviewing how the betting options work in the future.

[uneng]

It's funny they say the fight is scripted, but the results are kept in secret, what isn't true at all, since results aren't a secret for the person who scripted the fight and can leak the informations to anyone he wants, besides the actors involved and so on.

For me it looks a money making method for insiders of the industry and not gambling at all. The probabilities of cheating by the people on the top of the pyramid is just too high.

[Hydrogen]

WWE betting has been around for a long time.

Wager limits for that category is low. I think I have seen around $100 to $200 betting limits for WWE.

Which could mean that those with inside information, who know the outcomes of the wrestling bouts, would not bother with it.

[xSkylarx]

I just remember when I was young, this was really fun to watch, but as I grow up, it is very funny to watch as it is very fake. It has a possibility that it can be fixed, meaning it depends on the director and who he wants to win a fight. Let's just say that it is really in favor for person A to win because he is very powerful, and for sure people will bet on person A, but it ends up losing as person B won the fight, meaning they amass a lot of money on that. Also, how do they take care of their personnel, like if they know the script and they bet secretly on their homes on the wrestler that will win based on the script? I won't be betting on this kind of event.

[swogerino]

I would bet but only in the case where I know before hand how the script will be played out  ,unless I know such thing betting on scripted events like RAW or WWE is asking to lose money intentionally and that for me is plain stupid.Seeing that most casinos that allow you to bet on such events have limited max amounts means that they are aware that people with enough info can be pushing out that info to a lot of people trying to make money on casino shoulders and as such there is no point in betting in such events.

In here we all know that it is a scripted show,in football/soccer though we don't know but they play much better theater than WWE athletes and I can assure you for that  .

[bitbollo]

well it can be an option betting on such kind of events.

personally I would take an option but only for fun/spend some funny time. even if it was allowed bet higher amount I would never take such risk

[ryzaadit]

Since, all-people know WWE is scripted.

The question is not about people who are betting, but do we have some question who want to put a scripted match on their casino ? I don't think so, even the match is scripted people are still gonna to betting on it.

But, the casino who are not gonna to put any kind of match who are scripted.

[Gozie51]

Wrestling fights for what I hear people discuss on it and opinions about it is that greater part of is fake and I also think so myself that it is for entertainment. Therefore if that is introduced into gambling and it finds it way, people will bet on it  So whether the allusion of being scripted or not, people will bet on it. After all wrestling will not be the only scripted option for gambling betting. For example there is visual soccer which is also scripted and many gamblers like and see it as favourable betting option. I think the point is people choose to bet on what they get lucky and favoured on into profit, nobody would like losing his bet.

[Hispo]

I would not, I simply could not trust the knowledge of the result won't get exploited by someone in a privileged position to make a lot of money. It sounds rather unethical.  In my personal point of view, one should bet in sport and matches that we (as bettors) assume both sides are going to do their best to reach the victory.

that is one of the reasons people in my family have never betted on anything but sport events they can watch on live. At the end of the day, betting on spectacle events depends on the decision of a few of judges, who can be biased or directly bribed.

[rhomelmabini]

I don't know if bookies will allow it on the first place. The leakage is something to check about considering not only one knows the outcome in the first place, there could be some leakage and that's expected. There are lot of options to bet on, I would rather choose to bet on boxing rather than in WWE.

[cabron]

I would not, I simply could not trust the knowledge of the result won't get exploited by someone in a privileged position to make a lot of money. It sounds rather unethical.  In my personal point of view, one should bet in sport and matches that we (as bettors) assume both sides are going to do their best to reach the victory.

that is one of the reasons people in my family have never betted on anything but sport events they can watch on live. At the end of the day, betting on spectacle events depends on the decision of a few of judges, who can be biased or directly bribed.

Probably the Colorado and Michigan sports betting platform will list those fights. Only kids watch WWE and those who think they are still kids.  

Who are they fooling? You would be ashamed to bet on these fights when later on your email will be posted publicly with a title WWE bettors.
They should just let those WWE men join the UFC to make it legitimate.

[Hispo]

I would not, I simply could not trust the knowledge of the result won't get exploited by someone in a privileged position to make a lot of money. It sounds rather unethical.  In my personal point of view, one should bet in sport and matches that we (as bettors) assume both sides are going to do their best to reach the victory.

that is one of the reasons people in my family have never betted on anything but sport events they can watch on live. At the end of the day, betting on spectacle events depends on the decision of a few of judges, who can be biased or directly bribed.

Probably the Colorado and Michigan sports betting platform will list those fights. Only kids watch WWE and those who think they are still kids.  

Who are they fooling? You would be ashamed to bet on these fights when later on your email will be posted publicly with a title WWE bettors.
They should just let those WWE men join the UFC to make it legitimate.

I don't know how the world of professional fight works exactly, but if it is like the other industries then I assume it must difficult for someone to reach and keep a title as professional wrestler.

Perhaps those enrolled in the WWE are there because cannot do the same in the UFC or in other championships for whatever reason. If that is what happens, then It would be sense they would rather to partake in the WWE in scripted fights rather than not partaking in anything at all.

If someone can confirm or deny my assumptions, it would be appreciated.

[slapper]

How dare WWE even consider a betting option like this! The very idea of it is laughable. Someone betting on a staged battle seems crazy. Besides being inaccurate, it's also unethical. I would never consider investing in or engaging with something so pointless. The WWE has stooped to a new low in order to make a profit. And then what? Who will be the first wrestler to fake an injury? This is completely absurd, and I will have nothing to do with it.

[Odusko]

For as long as I can remember, WWE fight has always been scripted and this is clearly shown in the manner in which the fighters act on stage and the use of drugs have also been another attribute of wrestlers.
Revealing the outcome of the game before it ends has also been a constant occurrence just like in Hollywood movies where we see the end from the beginning and that is what acting is all about.

[Viscore]

When there is nothing else to bet on.

They promise the pre-outcome will not go public. But it's more devastating instead because the WWE itself will scam the public by betting against the people who believe these scripted fights. There are more fights out there other than NBA and if it's just for the sake you can gamble, every country today has had a premier league since the time India started it.

Well, the fact that regardless if it’s scripted, people are still being entertained by it, then there’s no wrong actually if we bet a small amount if we don’t see real fights happening that time. After all, I don’t see wrestling games are certainly real even before, so it’s not really an issue for me. But I still think betting on real match games like boxing and sportsbetting still give me more excitement to bet since we all know the outcomes are mostly not scripted and fixed.

[Mahanton]

Everything about WWE is scripted since I know about them, the matches look fake to me at times and it is not what I can go for. I will prefer to for boxing instead which is real. I can never bet on wresting like WWE.

For the real life matches in sport, we have so many options that we can just go for instead of the wrestling that is only meant for entertainment, not for betting for me when I have real life ones that can even take away my whole day if I want it to be like that.

I do even boggled up my mind on why there are people who are really that get fond on getting interested with WWE considering that those fights are obviously fake and sometimes its already that overreacting.
You could really see that those movements are really that indeed scripted and something you cant really just make out some bets considering that you know that the outcome is already that known.
Speaking about making some betting then we do know on where people or bettors would be having those impressions which is to pass out with this kind of bet because
we know that winning is already that rigged. 

[ryzaadit]

-snip-

Huh? @OP explanation is WWE scripted.

We all-know, every WWE match it's scripted like punch and other think. They make it real because already professional stunt, that's why is all the things in WWE is fake (scripted).

There has so much ton video about WWE. You can watch by your self how scripted they show.