Proof that gambling may ruin any career when greed takes over

[Sandra_hakeem]

With the amount of money that NBA players make, it’s insane that we’re seeing these gambling scandals and insurance fraud situations. These people need to learn how to invest their money because they make plenty, so it is obviously a money management issue. I don’t think there is a dollar amount they wouldn’t spend and go broke.

So there's a quote that says "money can't unlame the lame".. They get payed so much, only to get involved in some insurance fraud type of shit. It's not even about how much the earn, it's about how bad some of these players are with money when it gets into their possession.

Make it make sense to me for a second; if he was just few months away from getting a contract with Detroit which would have earned him at least $42 million, and y'all say he was greedy, wasn't he supposed to be greedy over something better/huge, which was the contract? Why getting into a side bets for peanuts?

[Pandorak]

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 cannot imagine how this could happen to someone like him, how everything could end because of his own stupidity.

It is very unfortunate, considering that he had a promising NBA career and a bright future ahead of him, but he ruined it all just for money, sacrificing everything he had built through hard work.

His reputation, career, and perfect life will be lost if he is proven guilty. Did he not consider the risks he was facing before doing this?

[348Judah]

I still cant comprehend about what some people still want, you already have a job, you're doing well, you can gamble as you want, then why being greedy and keep looking for shortcuts to exploits, because things like this are nothing than manipulations and its a dubious act, in life, we have to be satisfied with the little we have, because some are there also waiting to get to where we have achieved, when we are still complaining of not being enough and acted weird.

[GeorgeJohn]

Everyone can be greedy, but if we can play it right, it is okay. However, too much greed is another story that most likely could ruin our life, especially in gambling and should not happen otherwise, we face the financial crises. Perhaps a lot of gamblers and some individuals who suffer the consequence of greed. We use those things as a lesson to learn, not a thing to follow. Let's just open our minds and accept that gambling is not an ordinary thing. We can gamble but never be greedy or else, we put ourselves at high risk of losing.

greediness has lead many people in the gambling to lose more than their expectations in gambling, and till date people are still making same mistakes of been greedy in gambling, for me gambling is something we have to understand that we are meant to enroll in it with what we can afford to lose, because when we gambles with what we can afford to lose, we will not that greedy in gambling

If people follow my methods of gambling, I don't think that many people will complain of losing in the gambling, I do cash out when I see a reasonable option that is greater than what i use and stake in the gambling, sometimes when you refused to utilised the option given to you it many end you losing everything, and that's why I always make profit, and I don't mind how little it's.

[Oasisman]

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.

Can't agree more and I apologize if the title may have been misunderstood by some people around here.
I didn't mean to blame gambling for what happened to his career and for those people who lost everything, because otherwise gambling could've been totally prohibited.
I agree this is all on him, but it is through gambling that ruined his career. Cheating through gambling to be exact.

[Su-asa]

I still cant comprehend about what some people still want, you already have a job, you're doing well, you can gamble as you want, then why being greedy and keep looking for shortcuts to exploits, because things like this are nothing than manipulations and its a dubious act, in life, we have to be satisfied with the little we have, because some are there also waiting to get to where we have achieved, when we are still complaining of not being enough and acted weird.

The thing is that some people that have a better job actually gamble for entertainment but when they begin to lose what they can not afford (like spending too much in gamble) they chase their losses and from my point of view, that's how addiction starts. A wise person that have a good paying job will gamble less because he believes that gamble can not provide the amount bhe needed.

[DaNNy001]

I don't think that this is as a result of greed, basketball players are well paid and it's useless for them to chase money through gambling but some of them like this guy in particular is dealing with gambling addiction...this is the reason why he was ready to put his career on the line, he knew that what he was doing was am offense and it's prohibited but he still went ahead to do it, I think he was trying to show people how good he is

[Lanatsa]

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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.  

When greed takes over then it could ruin up someones life,career,financial or whatever things you can connect into on which it could be resulting into that huge mess specially when financial is being that affected. Trying to look into the example on here on which talking about NBA career and intentionally rigging up his gameplays and bet on himself and thats totally a violation in the first place. These players whom might actually thought that they wont be able to be catch up or get caught. For sure there are some other players too that might be doing this in silent and still not being caught. If we do actually see those contract amounts then you can be able to tell into yourself on how the hell these players or athletes considers out on doing the illegal or violations stuff if they are that earning well?. Human greed is really that very hard to control specially when you do love money too much and praises it out and trying out your very best on acquiring it out even if it means that you are going beyond those limit borders. Anyone could be affected with gambling specially when you are that becoming that too greedy on which you havent been able to control yourself already.

It would definitely be ruining up your life or it would be making out such impact if you cant be able to decide and make out some sensible decisions in regarding about dealing up with gambling. We do know that this cant be just that easily that be remove into yourself if you do get yourself that being addicted. Proof that gambling could ruin up? It doesnt need up any proof because it do happens really if you wont be that careful into the decisions that you are taking on. There are just that those times or moments that you do become that too impulsive or simply being greedy just because you do wanted more. There are those people who can be able to control but there are those who cant be able to do so and this is where it do affect out their overall career or even their entire life. Regrets do always happen in the end and if you arent that good enough when it comes to life decision making specially on certain conditions then you're fucked up in the end and this is something that must be avoided.

[livingfree]

Jontay Porter was the guy last year and lost his career in NBA due to gambling and also sharing insiders per game. He's Michael Porter Jr.s brother.

Now, there goes Malik Beasley. They're known names in the leagues but still did dumb decisions that they think they can get away with it.

I'd say, it's a deserve ban if the management places lifetime ban on him.

[Merit.s]

Everyone puts the blame on gambling for their greedy nature. Let gamblers stop putting their misfortune on gambling but take full responsibility of their actions. Greed was what will make a superster think of doing all sort of negative things that will frustrate and ruin his career. When you are an irresponsible gambler, your actions can add a negative impact on your future.

[AmoreJaz]

Everyone puts the blame on gambling for their greedy nature. Let gamblers stop putting their misfortune on gambling but take full responsibility of their actions. Greed was what will make a superster think of doing all sort of negative things that will frustrate and ruin his career. When you are an irresponsible gambler, your actions can add a negative impact on your future.

Gambling will ruin career not because of the activity itself but it is owed to the person himself. It is not the game why it can ruin someone else's career but the steps he did in exchange of huge sum of money. So it is not really about gambling per se but how the person is doing in this activity that can ruin his career.
It is no surprise that there are a lot of criminal activities happening owed to gambling. Just because these people can't contain themselves and resorting to doing illicit activities to continue their gambling, doesn't mean the gambling itself is the worst. It is the people who are making this activity ruin its reputation.

[Natalim]

He is greedy and violates the rules, which ultimately ruins his life. However, this is not entirely about gambling. It is a different story from those who spend too much of their money gambling and lose. What Malik did tells us that greed will ruin one's life when it is out of control. Some people make mistakes to help other people learn. This is not just being a responsible gambler but also a responsible player, as he needs to know the rules. That is why we should control ourselves and know the consequences of our actions.

[Josefjix]

What this guy did was way over the top. It is hard to imagine something more stupid than this actually. NBA players already make hundreds of thousands of dollars if not millions. What could he possibly want more I don’t know.

This is probably the reasons many rich investors fail at the end because of the lack of self awareness when profit is enough, the ability to needing more ruin thing and lets you do extra causing more to engage in unaligned activities, the same thing happened to this guy in the picture.

I just don't believe he can be rescued or unbanned after various investigations find him more guilty.

[Onyeeze]

I don't think gambling is what ruins people's careers by cheating; it's a matter of values ​​more than anything, since this isn't an addiction problem; it's simply a crime.
Although I doubt this will be confirmed, these types of cases are always seen and rarely result in convictions, as it is very difficult to prove.

gambling have ruined so many people career, so I know that very well, miscalculation in gambling and constant losing in the gambling can ruin someone's life, some people who gambles on pools if they share their experiences to you,  then you will know that gambling has destroyed people,  and that's why I seems people who doesn't gamble with what they can afford to lose as people who has done the worst mistakes so far, so I know quite well that gambling is all about something that we do with careful

[Distinctin]

Everything that is ruled by greed will never be good in the long run, and that gambling is never an exception. And there’s no excuse with that, even if you’re the top rated player in NBA or the most popular wealthy gambler known. Gambling is good when it’s handled the proper way, but when greed and too much self-confidence take over, everything will be ruined, especially the career that has been built through number of years.

However, greed is normal when gambling, it only becomes a threat when you are no longer gambling the most manageable way.

[red4slash]

Seeing from the news circulating at this time he is not only charged with federal gambling but also there are several other charges that increasingly make him have to accept sanctions apart from fines, of course there will be other sanctions in terms of professional work carried out as athletes.

Indeed, in the end this is related to gambling but in the end not everything boils down to gambling because this is actually purely because of his own wickedness who tried to outsmart to get more profit from the results of the cheating he did.

Even though seeing his current career record he is developing even a very good contract he can also get but because of his greed in wanting more financial resources this actually destroys his own career especially for now he is also charged with a fine of $2.25 million.

[₿itcoin]

I don't think that this is as a result of greed, basketball players are well paid and it's useless for them to chase money through gambling but some of them like this guy in particular is dealing with gambling addiction...this is the reason why he was ready to put his career on the line, he knew that what he was doing was am offense and it's prohibited but he still went ahead to do it, I think he was trying to show people how good he is

Agreed greed is not the only reason, you will find a blurred line between opportunity and persuasion which will lead you toward addiction. FBI is inspecting Malik Beasley's abnormal prop-betting patterns, such as excessive betting on under 2.5 rebounds when he snatches six, which put forward more than a momentary gap. The NBA's strict rules are in place for a reason. Jonte Porter obtained a lifetime ban for much the same way of behaving. Even if some players could afford to gamble, the stakes are massive, both for their integrity & for their careers.

[STT]

The risk itself is the danger of addiction nothing rational is operating in that part of the brain.  The greed supposition is surpassed by this risk addiction.
  Greed in some cases is quite logical and explainable by the bodies need to accumulate fat reserves or however you want to put it there is at least some logic but risk cannot be balanced easily or simply for its existence and over use in human actions.

[sunsilk]

Everything that is ruled by greed will never be good in the long run, and that gambling is never an exception. And there’s no excuse with that, even if you’re the top rated player in NBA or the most popular wealthy gambler known.

There is no problem if he's just a typical wealthy gambler but no. He's a professional baller and he's betting on his games, and we know that an actual player betting for his or against his team can have a lot to the games they play.

And that's losing his reputation as a pro and also including his team to the buffoonery that he's done. I cannot guess if these players have think for so many times before doing the thing.

Are they willing to lose those potential millions of contracts just because of one or two big wins? Some may say that as long as it's going to cost them entire career but I'd say no, reputation is still going to be with him until he lives.

[Oluwa-btc]

Malik Beasley case was an outcome of gambling misconduct and financial mismanagement.That was a red flag though to his career,these are small bad traits that can lead to long term reputation damage.Gambling can make highly esteemed individuals vulnerable and unethical attacks,and just one bad traits can sabotage years of success.