The Detrimental Impact of Sports Betting on Genuine Sports Coverage

[Zlantann]

Be that as it may I still stand on my ground that if as parents you exposed the evil side of gambling to your children and bring them to light about their dangers even before the sport commentators or analysts get to them they won't be an easy prey to their gimmicks. It is ignorance on the side of the children about all these things that makes them fall for those ads therefore wanting to know what's behind the ads out of teens curiosity to unravel new things but when they are been brushed up about those ads and where it leads to prior to when they observe it I don't think it will generate any curiosity or enthusiasm to delve into it order than just enjoying the sport as a spectator.

We are in a period where children can learn anything through the World Wide Web. So we shouldn't think that our children are not been exposed to gambling. We shouldn't also assume that exposing our children to gambling is a wrong parental strategy. I support Lida93's position that exposing our children to gambling and laying emphasis on some of its merits and demerits would help reduce the influence of the information they get from the media. If a parent teaches a youth about responsible and irresponsible gambling while also giving the child good advice on how to avoid gambling while underaged as well as how to avoid addiction, such a child will be better equipped to face these advertisements than someone who knows nothing about gambling. Children should be prepared to face society and the home is the first training ground while the parents are the trainers.

[sunsilk]

The connection that the sports has got to gambling was sink in to everyone's mind and that's why with these talks, whenever you see games, the first thing to think about is what might be the odds.

I think that these organizations need to be careful as there are too many children idolizing these players, clubs/teams and sports.

They should have a section that's dedicated only for the sports discussion on how the game went or will be. Because these kids might be exposed to gambling at a young age instead of dreaming of how to be one of their idols when they grow up.

[Natsuu]

The connection that the sports has got to gambling was sink in to everyone's mind and that's why with these talks, whenever you see games, the first thing to think about is what might be the odds.

I think that these organizations need to be careful as there are too many children idolizing these players, clubs/teams and sports.

They should have a section that's dedicated only for the sports discussion on how the game went or will be. Because these kids might be exposed to gambling at a young age instead of dreaming of how to be one of their idols when they grow up.

Makes sense. When sports always bring up gambling, it makes people especially kids think that betting is a big part of enjoying the game. We might need a separate section in these shows just for talking about the sport without all the betting stuff. That way, kids can focus on the game and dream about being like their favorite players, instead of getting into gambling thoughts too early

[entertheabyss]

Makes sense. When sports always bring up gambling, it makes people especially kids think that betting is a big part of enjoying the game. We might need a separate section in these shows just for talking about the sport without all the betting stuff. That way, kids can focus on the game and dream about being like their favorite players, instead of getting into gambling thoughts too early

They're kids, they easily and quickly adapts to everything seen online. They become desperate to know something that have to do with betting, that's were we come in as guardians. Never allow your kid to be in a position to gamble, I totally understand how everything like this works but it shouldn't stop us from educating our kids. Teaching them gambling and also providing the implications when one gamble, inculcate that fear of gambling in them, those that are discipline and straightforward knows exactly what their parents are trying to do, and the results that will finally play out.

[serjent05]

There is nothing to do against these gambling ads, IMO.  These gambling companies are one of the people behind the scenes that are pumping money into their chosen team.  I do not think that it affects the sports itself directly, and when it comes to sports coverage, it is the anchor or the news company that is at fault since they do not know how to separate the event discussion and their gambling sponsors' advertisement.

I think gambling and sports have been deeply rooted together ever since ancient history, it is that sports coverage is bolder in advertising their gambling sponsors during their live coverage now a day.  I think we need to accept the fact that sports coverage have changed and will continue to advertise gambling company.

The connection that the sports has got to gambling was sink in to everyone's mind and that's why with these talks, whenever you see games, the first thing to think about is what might be the odds.

I think that these organizations need to be careful as there are too many children idolizing these players, clubs/teams and sports.

They should have a section that's dedicated only for the sports discussion on how the game went or will be. Because these kids might be exposed to gambling at a young age instead of dreaming of how to be one of their idols when they grow up.

I think one cannot separate gambling ads and sports discussion during a live podcast, it is that if one is to involve gambling in the discussion, one should limit the audience to the adult only entrants,

[Odohu]

I'm not opposed to sports betting, but I believe it's had a detrimental effect on sports, particularly football, which is immensely popular in my country.  It is with dismay that I have noticed that there is not a single sports show or podcast that doesn't have its listeners or viewers bombarded with gambling ads, "odds," and discussions about whether the line should be -3.5 or -2.5 by the pundits, hosts, and commentators.

Ads can be very annoying sometimes especially when it is displayed repeatedly during an interesting program. Like this rightly said, ads and adverts from casinos dominates this space especially in any sports show. Even though this might appear boring and annoying sometimes, you have to understand that it is purely business for the host of those shows and programs.

Right now, I would rather read news commentary or simply lower my expectations of them. Totally insane.

Unless you use ads blocker, you will not completely avoid seeing such ads even if you want to only follow the news on news platforms. That one is even more annoying to me than the short adverts in TV and talk shows. Website adds sometimes will force you to visit the casinos website at any click of the mouse. Like I said before, I consider the entire thing as a way the host remain in business so I try to keep my sanity intact.

[pinggoki]

I wouldn't say that it's a detriment after all it's just a product placement at best and I don't think that it can affect the game in anyway and let's face it, even if these companies aren't allowed to do this, someday someone will find a loophole to promote their brands on sports and that's the truth, they'll always find a way. Another thing about this is the fact that with this brand placements, they're also funding the paychecks of the players in that team and making it function as a club or whatever organization it is, sadly we don't live in a utopia where someone can just ask for what they need and it's human nature to have more than his neighbor so it's a matter of practicality and reality that these advertisements are placed on the players' jerseys, the only way that we can stop this product and service placement is if we stop using their services or products totally so no matter how much they advertise and pay these players money to promote their brand, they would still be at a loss.

[sunsilk]

The connection that the sports has got to gambling was sink in to everyone's mind and that's why with these talks, whenever you see games, the first thing to think about is what might be the odds.

I think that these organizations need to be careful as there are too many children idolizing these players, clubs/teams and sports.

They should have a section that's dedicated only for the sports discussion on how the game went or will be. Because these kids might be exposed to gambling at a young age instead of dreaming of how to be one of their idols when they grow up.

Makes sense. When sports always bring up gambling, it makes people especially kids think that betting is a big part of enjoying the game. We might need a separate section in these shows just for talking about the sport without all the betting stuff. That way, kids can focus on the game and dream about being like their favorite players, instead of getting into gambling thoughts too early

If the leagues and organizations that are part of these sporting events are going to take care of their legacy, they have to make sure that they should think of the welfare of their younger audiences and fans. These kids are looking up to their idols but it's also pure business on them when they get sponsored by the casinos.

But on this internet age, even the young ones can gather access to the websites and pages that are only for adults.

I think one cannot separate gambling ads and sports discussion during a live podcast, it is that if one is to involve gambling in the discussion, one should limit the audience to the adult only entrants,

Yeah, maybe it's not possible but might be with the help of AI like filtering these ads and have that dedicated channel podcast that are fine for the kids. I don't know if that's possible but with technology nowadays, maybe there's a way.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Well, I think you have to get used to these types of things, because football has a lot of fans, and all or almost most of them like to adore, and these advertisements are sometimes business models that sport has, and as long as these things happen, they will continue to stop. to do things better, the longer the announcements will be, the more publicized they will be because that is what they live for, and they will not stop doing it, as I told you, everything or the Opposite, yes, it's okay, I know that sometimes it is a It's a little frustrating to hear everything that has to do with the advertising of sites, advertisements, but how do you do it , if thanks to that the money comes? so they are something that we cannot be fighting against that, in all aspects we will find advertising, in fact in Colombia when I am watching football on the same broadcast there is a lot of advertising and yes, it is very annoying sometimes when they score a goal they don't they don't shout goal because it's the advertising.

And that advertisement about the one who Keeps the TV and radio Channels on, all this allows that, and I have to appreciate that usefulness because in Colombia they narrate football in a very emotional way, that is something that I like a lot , for That's because I like that advertising, but also in all sports, like Baseball , Cycling , where I live they do a lot of Cycling Tours, a lot of tours, and listening to that on the radio is Knowing everything about the Businesses and advertising that exist , because that is what we see every time , and I would say, for that Reason it is that when you see protections, everything that has to do with advertising is generated like that, there is no other way than in the places that the transmit survive, because if you think about it, if these sites do not provide their advertising, the quality would go down, or it would not be transmitted, to the majority of advertisements from casinos, betting houses or businesses and individuals, those Advertisements cost something Expensive , so it is a Model Business that has Always existed and is now Developing even more.

[Kavelj22]

To be more precise, it is important to point out that the sports business depends for the most part of its income on another business that works in parallel, which is the advertising industry business. Many people believe that the largest part of the income comes from the revenues of tickets for matches and subscriptions, but this is not true. Without the advertising industry, the sports business would not have been able to exist at all. Or we can say that both the advertising and gambling fields depend on the various sports activities to achieve revenues, and in return, they contribute to the creation and development of the sports business, which has become generating huge revenues thanks to that.

[Kelward]

To be more precise, it is important to point out that the sports business depends for the most part of its income on another business that works in parallel, which is the advertising industry business. Many people believe that the largest part of the income comes from the revenues of tickets for matches and subscriptions, but this is not true. Without the advertising industry, the sports business would not have been able to exist at all. Or we can say that both the advertising and gambling fields depend on the various sports activities to achieve revenues, and in return, they contribute to the creation and development of the sports business, which has become generating huge revenues thanks to that.

Sports channels are being paid by the bet companies to advertise their sites, so for the sports channels it's a business for them, that is how they make their money. So instead of seeing the sports adverts as distractions for the discussions of football for instance, we should rather see them as inclusive features in sports programs. There's nothing much we can do about this, bet has come to be a part of popular sports like football, and the awareness is increasing. You should just ignore the adverts if you're not a gambling person because we're always going to be seeing them. It's a win win for the gambling sites and the sports channels, the channels makes money from the betting sites to advertise, while the bet companies gets more bettors to patronize them.

[Marvelockg]

What vexes me the most is that as a viewer or listener who tunes in to hear these individuals talk about the sport, the players, the clubs, and generally everything about the game, they instead spend the majority of their time diverting attention away from the sport their audiences actually care about.

what you should understand is that sports analyst have seen the business behind what they are doing and so it will be unfair of them to just spend their time and resource in bringing you the analysis when they can do so and still get some commission from the promotion of some gambling related gig. football and sports event is now more of a business venture than pure reliance on the fun aspect of the game. most of these ads take less than a minute or at the most 30 seconds and they go on with the football analysis and the rest of whatever sports event that's being handled. for the most part, you don't even pay for subscription on those channels to make you feel that such ads shouldn't be allowed to be aired. that's their own way of making extra income and you just have to let it be and enjoy the part that relates to you.

[Findingnemo]

Running a club or streaming sports is getting expensive, steaming services pays in millions to get the streaming rights as well as the salary of players is getting higher for that they need lots of sponsorship and partners which is why they are collaborating with each other for their own benefits.

It doesn't annoy me, I don't usually watch the pre-show or any other shows, just only the live game play and sometimes the highlights.

[AbuBhakar]

What vexes me the most is that as a viewer or listener who tunes in to hear these individuals talk about the sport, the players, the clubs, and generally everything about the game, they instead spend the majority of their time diverting attention away from the sport their audiences actually care about.

Right now, I would rather read news commentary or simply lower my expectations of them. Totally insane.

This is the reality of sports now. Sportsbook and casino are the one that contributes to the funding of every sports team to make the franchise alive because they need money for players salary. Match game tickets and other merchandise are already not enough as source of profit for the team that’s why seeking for sponsors is the best course for every team while casino are the best market to offer sports team.

If you hate gambling then just avoid podcast that talks about it that much. Clearly, listener is interested on gambling mixed to sports topic that’s why it’s always being use by different podcast.

[Frankolala]

Football is the sport with the highest viewers, and sport in general is what most gamblers bet on, while football has the highest gamblers amongst all sports . Since casinos understand this, that's why they choose to sponsor these football clubs, so that in return, the club will promote the casino by putting their ad on their football jersey. It's a business strategy and a way get more customers. If you are not a gambler, I don't think that seeing those ads on football jerseys will make you a gambler overnight. You must have interest for gambling before you can be lured into it.

[Solosanz]

This is the reality of sports now. Sportsbook and casino are the one that contributes to the funding of every sports team to make the franchise alive because they need money for players salary. Match game tickets and other merchandise are already not enough as source of profit for the team that’s why seeking for sponsors is the best course for every team while casino are the best market to offer sports team.

If you hate gambling then just avoid podcast that talks about it that much. Clearly, listener is interested on gambling mixed to sports topic that’s why it’s always being use by different podcast.

Yep, if the teams didn't accept gambling funding, they will not able to compete with other big teams.

I think people are interested to watch podcast that talk sports, odds and the picks because it increase the excitement to know how good are the commentators predict the match.  You know, you're either a crown or a clown, if you prediction tend to correct, people will listen to you, otherwise they will avoid to bet the same prediction you made.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Those ads that pops out a
Or being displayed during those programs are just paid advertising which I clearly understand. I do read or what the program but if there's nothing that ever interest me during the sport coverage sessions, I can just look for something else to watch or instead watch previous matches that I missed.

[bitzizzix]

This problem is inevitable due to technological advances and also because football matches have developed rapidly and football has become one of the most popular and most sought-after sports by everyone compared to other sports, this makes gambling companies take advantage of the opportunity to become sponsors to increase their customers without caring about the negative effects because this is a promising business.

And besides, currently many minors are fond of football and even take football courses or schools. And this problem will be identified that they will gradually plunge into the world of football betting, in addition to being able to increase knowledge about football and also the ease of accessing online gambling which makes many people even minors involved.

[Gozie51]

What vexes me the most is that as a viewer or listener who tunes in to hear these individuals talk about the sport, the players, the clubs, and generally everything about the game, they instead spend the majority of their time diverting attention away from the sport their audiences actually care about.

Right now, I would rather read news commentary or simply lower my expectations of them. Totally insane.

I believe that gambling is also the reason that sports is popular especially football. Take away gambling from football then the hype will reduce because majority of those looking forward to such programs of sports and football pundits discussion are doing that because they want to also know the analysis and how to gamble next match with the analyst discussing their positions. So they are intertwined and radio or television houses are there to make money for the space or time they have given for such program, so they have to take adverts on gambling to make their money.

It is afterall about football gambling and not other business concerns or entity. So I don't see it as wrong doing, probably because you expect them to give more time to the discussion. Anyways, the internet is there for anyone to read about their sports concerns as the television or radio stations are also there to make profit.

[Spaceman1000$]

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I'm not opposed to sports betting, but I believe it's had a detrimental effect on sports, particularly football, which is immensely popular in my country.  It is with dismay that I have noticed that there is not a single sports show or podcast that doesn't have its listeners or viewers bombarded with gambling ads, "odds," and discussions about whether the line should be -3.5 or -2.5 by the pundits, hosts, and commentators.

What vexes me the most is that as a viewer or listener who tunes in to hear these individuals talk about the sport, the players, the clubs, and generally everything about the game, they instead spend the majority of their time diverting attention away from the sport their audiences actually care about.

Right now, I would rather read news commentary or simply lower my expectations of them. Totally insane.

As a keen football enthusiast and somebody that has followed football over the years, I've hardly come across commentary on live games or discussions by presenters in a football match where they come and start discussing odds that are in favor of a particular club or against a particular club for betting purposes, what the analyst always do is to analyze the game properly by showing the strength of individual players and the advantages each club has over the other. However they can go for a break to advertise gambling companies that have so far been their sponsors, but coming on a live broadcast on a football match and start discussing odds is what I haven't witnessed as a football enthusiast.