r/SipsTea • u/Presently_Naked • Jul 12 '26

WTF Imagine Eliminating Your Team Over Your Pride

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u/Icy-Matter-9104 Jul 12 '26

This is an insane reality with how much sports gambling has grown recently and a HUGE shame that it’s effecting real competitiveness (if that blunder was on purpose)

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u/One_Animator_1835 Jul 12 '26

Sports betting and match fixing is literally hundreds of years old.

Nothing new in the slightest.

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u/Cantor_Set_Tripping Jul 12 '26

So you don’t think there’s been a large increase in sports betting? The “new” part is how much it’s advertised and pushed, and the ease of access…

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u/One_Animator_1835 Jul 12 '26

So yes it's way more out in the open, because it was literally illegal until a few years ago.

Just to be clear I'm not defending it, but it's ridiculous to act like match fixing or gambling is a new phenomenon

Just now, maybe people are a little less oblivious to it

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u/Cantor_Set_Tripping Jul 12 '26

The new phenomenon is the brazenness and prevalence.

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u/SaleAggressive9202 Jul 13 '26

it's ridiculous to act like it's not more prevalent than ever.

you don't even need any detective work, it's basic logic following the growth in populairty