Proof that gambling may ruin any career when greed takes over

[KiaKia]

Has any of you heard about Malik Beasley's federal investigation in a case about his possible involvement in rigging games and possibly betting on his own game as well? For those who are not familiar with him, he is an NBA player who supposed to have a good contract for the next season with the Detroit Pistons. He is not the first player in the NBA to do this though. There were several who got banned already and I think some of them had a jail time.

This is a prime example of how gambling could ruin any career if greed takes over and self discipline is mismanaged. The Detroit Pistons was reportedly ready to offer Beasley a three-year, $42 million contract and he blew it, possibly permanently if his proven guilty of this accusation.

There have been a lot of cases already about a person who got greedy in gambling and eventually got broke. So, this right here serves another lesson that we need to control ourselves when we engage into gambling. 

I was expecting to read about how he use all his hustled money on gambling and he is now broke again but instead it was another thing entirely, he was a mastermind of fraud and greed, to me this has nothing to do with gambling.

In this case, gambling stand on its own, unaffected, this man isn't a victim of gambling but that of a criminal master mind.

Don't get it confused, a rigger isn't a gambler, they are trying to bend the result to their own will, this makes them no gambler but cheaters, if truly these happened then I don't care what comes off it.

He should be ready to fully accept the harsh punishment that comes with it, you can't cheat your way out and still believe that you are a gambler, its two different things.

[dimonstration]

There have been a lot of cases already about a person who got greedy in gambling and eventually got broke. So, this right here serves another lesson that we need to control ourselves when we engage into gambling. 

This is true and easy to understand by bettors like us that doesn’t any control on the outcome of the game for our bet results.

We don’t know if there’s big syndicate involved since he will not risk his career for a mere bets that related to his downgrade performance. I believe there’s much higher money involved here that’s why he can attain to do this risk on his career.

It’s an idiotic move if he will do this just for gambling.

[hyudien]

I don't understand why Beasley would do such a stupid thing? Because if you look at his income as a professional athlete, I think his life is quite secure but indeed humans cannot avoid greed even though greed can be very detrimental, what is clear is that his teammates will be very angry if he is really proven to have done such a stupid thing and one thing is for sure, his career will most likely be ruined even though he is not proven to have committed a violation.

[len01]

This is a prime example of how gambling could ruin any career if greed takes over and self discipline is mismanaged. The Detroit Pistons was reportedly ready to offer Beasley a three-year, $42 million contract and he blew it, possibly permanently if his proven guilty of this accusation.

Gamblers are greedy, but how can gambling be blamed?

Sometimes, false assumptions lead us astray, and we should think logically that gambling is just a way to have fun. But sometimes, certain parties try to exploit the situation for personal gain, like that NBA player. That's entirely a personal mistake, not the fault of gambling. Because, as you said, responsibility and self control lie within us, not with gambling.

[coin-investor]

Has any of you heard about Malik Beasley's federal investigation in a case about his possible involvement in rigging games and possibly betting on his own game as well? For those who are not familiar with him, he is an NBA player who supposed to have a good contract for the next season with the Detroit Pistons.

As a professional player, he should have seen this coming. If you know your potential, you should not do anything that could ruin your career.
Now that he blew his potential $42 million contract as a player, you should set a good example in the sports you are in. Rigging games is what brings down trust in the sports industry. There’s a five-year prison term and heavy fines, besides bans from the organization the player is in.

[Apocollapse]

I thought it was a story where a boss caught his employee who're gambling during office hour, fix your title @OP to "Proof that gambling money may ruin any career when greed takes over".

I have few stories:
A police who ask for money for him in order to make people not getting traffic ticket.
An administration staff who buy a product for the company use manipulated bill in order to charge more.
A manager who ask money to every employees with a claim the company needs it, but the company never ask it.

Gambling can't be blamed here except the company/boss don't like to work with gamblers, that's it.

[rachael9385]

Has any of you heard about Malik Beasley's federal investigation in a case about his possible involvement in rigging games and possibly betting on his own game as well? For those who are not familiar with him, he is an NBA player who supposed to have a good contract for the next season with the Detroit Pistons. He is not the first player in the NBA to do this though. There were several who got banned already and I think some of them had a jail time.

This is a prime example of how gambling could ruin any career if greed takes over and self discipline is mismanaged. The Detroit Pistons was reportedly ready to offer Beasley a three-year, $42 million contract and he blew it, possibly permanently if his proven guilty of this accusation.

There have been a lot of cases already about a person who got greedy in gambling and eventually got broke. So, this right here serves another lesson that we need to control ourselves when we engage into gambling. 

I've seen something similar to this about a particular person that placed a bet on himself to win in a particular sport that I can't really remember. This is illegal and it's a display of greed. if he is an NBA star I wonder why he did it though because he is getting paid for the sports he is playing, what's the point of gambling? Or maybe he's doing it just to prove a point and show others that he's good just to entertain himself

[Why2why]

He should have been given a life ban and also some years in prison because he should be the last thoughts if rigging an NBA game is in questions, since he knows the rules and outrightly violated it in the first place.

[Onyeeze]

Gambling and trading are same thing, but we need to understand that in gambling you need to know that greediness can make you to lose everything you have, so in gambling you have to gamble with what you can afford to lose, because if you fails to gamble with what you can afford to lose, gambling will put you under frustration, it's simple, do not do what that will supercede you in the gambling, gamble with a technique, gamble with the available capital that you may lose and regret, do not do something that will lead into scam, and do not be over greedy in gambling

[lionheart78]

I don't understand why Beasley would do such a stupid thing?

It is simple, his love for money more than his career had muddled his mind.  It is greed that makes him do things that he knows are illegal and yet thinks that he is smart enough to make people not notice his cheating.

If a person is consumed by greed, he won't think of anything but how to execute his plan on making more money.  The person will always disregard the people around them and only focus on taking advantage of the situation to make money whether legally or illegaly.

The topic has nothing to do with gambling but with a person's greed.

Gambling and trading are same thing

As far as I understand gambling and trading are not the same thing, even the risk involved is not the same thing.

[Davidvictorson]

Straight forward answer this is not about gambling ruining his career.

This is a pour case of greed and for sure double dipping is a big offense, it means you cheating everyone at your own table, players are meant to stay off from such actions.

So let not blame this on gambling, but its on him all the way.

100% agree with you he ruined it for himself he was not that addicted to gambling he was addicted to the greed that is associated with gambling. In my estimation he didn't care about his career he cared more for how much he would make from the proceeds of whatever illegal behavior he was involved in. I need us costing the career he would have had. There are other sports who are involved in things like this. It is only matter of time before they get caught.

[Ojima-ojo]

Straight forward answer this is not about gambling ruining his career.

This is a pour case of greed and for sure double dipping is a big offense, it means you cheating everyone at your own table, players are meant to stay off from such actions.

So let not blame this on gambling, but its on him all the way.

100% agree with you he ruined it for himself he was not that addicted to gambling he was addicted to the greed that is associated with gambling. In my estimation he didn't care about his career he cared more for how much he would make from the proceeds of whatever illegal behavior he was involved in. I need us costing the career he would have had. There are other sports who are involved in things like this. It is only matter of time before they get caught.

That is it, the idea of people blaming things for their own actions is quite unacceptable at this time and is a further show of irresponsibility from them, because he should accept responsibility for his actions and not shift the blame to gambling.


He exhibited greed and committed an clear offense against his profession and as a professional NBA player he knows the rule and acted against it.

[dimonstration]

Straight forward answer this is not about gambling ruining his career.

This is a pour case of greed and for sure double dipping is a big offense, it means you cheating everyone at your own table, players are meant to stay off from such actions.

So let not blame this on gambling, but its on him all the way.

100% agree with you he ruined it for himself he was not that addicted to gambling he was addicted to the greed that is associated with gambling. In my estimation he didn't care about his career he cared more for how much he would make from the proceeds of whatever illegal behavior he was involved in. I need us costing the career he would have had. There are other sports who are involved in things like this. It is only matter of time before they get caught.

Not trying to be judgmental here but I think we shouldn’t start assuming that he is already guilty unless it was proven. I’m also assuming before that he is guilty due to his sudden bad games despite he is having a good run last season.

He is on fire with his 3s and suddenly his stats went hard down same with Michael Porter Jr.

However, We all know that players has ups and down on their career so we should wait for the result.

[r_victory]

The title should be "Proof that when there is greed, any career can be ruined".

What could ruin his career is greed and not gambling. Unfortunately, we have cases like this in every sector and profession. People already make a lot of money, and it never seems to be enough. How many athletes are being investigated for similar reasons? Here in Brazil, we have the cases of soccer players Bruno Henrique, Paquetá, Alef Manga, and Luiz Henrique, all involved in betting manipulation; others are probably being investigated as well.

It's unfortunate that things like this happen in sports; we become suspicious of everything and everyone. People with these attitudes want to win at all costs, regardless of whether it's ethical or not.

[hedgeh0g]

The title should be "Proof that when there is greed, any career can be ruined".

What could ruin his career is greed and not gambling. Unfortunately, we have cases like this in every sector and profession. People already make a lot of money, and it never seems to be enough. How many athletes are being investigated for similar reasons? Here in Brazil, we have the cases of soccer players Bruno Henrique, Paquetá, Alef Manga, and Luiz Henrique, all involved in betting manipulation; others are probably being investigated as well.

It's unfortunate that things like this happen in sports; we become suspicious of everything and everyone. People with these attitudes want to win at all costs, regardless of whether it's ethical or not.

This is something else that we and the public know, I think that there are many cases that have not yet been disclosed, because it is very difficult to disclose, to prove, perhaps there are collusions so high that it is almost impossible to disclose. Ultimately, I think that this was, is and will continue, because the stakes and money are too high, and where there is big money, there will always be fraud and deception. I have noticed that countries with their leagues in which there is a big difference between the rich and the poor are most susceptible to this.

[Dunamisx]

Has any of you heard about Malik Beasley's federal investigation in a case about his possible involvement in rigging games and possibly betting on his own game as well? For those who are not familiar with him, he is an NBA player who supposed to have a good contract for the next season with the Detroit Pistons. He is not the first player in the NBA to do this though. There were several who got banned already and I think some of them had a jail time.

This is a prime example of how gambling could ruin any career if greed takes over and self discipline is mismanaged. The Detroit Pistons was reportedly ready to offer Beasley a three-year, $42 million contract and he blew it, possibly permanently if his proven guilty of this accusation.

There have been a lot of cases already about a person who got greedy in gambling and eventually got broke. So, this right here serves another lesson that we need to control ourselves when we engage into gambling. 

I was expecting to read about how he use all his hustled money on gambling and he is now broke again but instead it was another thing entirely, he was a mastermind of fraud and greed, to me this has nothing to do with gambling.

In this case, gambling stand on its own, unaffected, this man isn't a victim of gambling but that of a criminal master mind.

Don't get it confused, a rigger isn't a gambler, they are trying to bend the result to their own will, this makes them no gambler but cheaters, if truly these happened then I don't care what comes off it.

He should be ready to fully accept the harsh punishment that comes with it, you can't cheat your way out and still believe that you are a gambler, its two different things.

Being a player and gambling is not the main crime, but when there are suspicious steps or moves that makes a player feels he is smart enough to play on the intelligence of the people by being cunny in his doings, how do they got to know that his bet was not an ordinary one, why should he also gamble with what could cause him to lose reputation and trust, he wouldn't have gamble in such manner, if i were him.

[Zlantann]

That is what happen for those who can not control themselves in gambling. He let his greediness posses him and made him in trouble. We may have more examples if we search from other news and make us shock seeing the effect to those who get addicted in gambling.

Gambling will not give us problem if we can treat gambling as it was. But not many people can hold them back from the temptation from gambling. We should not let us deeper in gambling so we can stay away from that problem.

Malik Beasley is might be suffering from another kind of addiction except gambling. In 2020, he was charged with felony possession of hard drugs and felony weapons. This might be an indication that he is also addicted to drugs. It is usually difficult for people to be financially stable if they are addicted to money-consuming habits. So it might not be wrong to say that Malik is engaging in shady gambling activities because he wants to satisfy his addictions. Sadly, he would miss a three-year contract of about $45 million because of these allegations. 

[Felicity_Tide]

I want to believe that so many users must have pointed out that the story was not necessarily about greed, but was all about an athlete doing what is forbidden in sport. As long as you are an athlete, or work with any sport related company that is being governed by a specific sporting board like the NBA, FIFA, etc, then you are not allowed to bet. Even families of athletes are not allowed to bet from what I heard.

I think the athlete in the OP ruined himself.
And athletes shouldn't even be on the news for gambling related crimes, because that will definitely put them on the radar even though they are not guilty.

[libert19]

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There have been a lot of cases already about a person who got greedy in gambling and eventually got broke. So, this right here serves another lesson that we need to control ourselves when we engage into gambling. 

I don't think this is about gambling, it's only about greed as rigging game is only about getting huge payments, and yes I agree such greed can destroy careers, I have seen that happening in cricket.

[AmaGold70]

If this is actually true then he is clearly insane and I don't think gambling has anything to do with it, this is greed in display. Gambling can ruin anyone's career if they have no self control, I have seen people lose their valuable asset and reputation because of gambling and it shouldn't be that way, gambling wasn't meant to make anyone lose their minds in the game. This awful story about Malik Beasley isn't just about gambling, it's more about greed and him being a criminal/fraud and it's sad that this could make him lose a three years contract worth $45 million.