Persuasive Essay On Sports Betting
As I watch a high school sports event, I often wonder if people are actually betting real money on a simple game like this. I also then start to wonder if I would ever find myself betting on a sporting event. Very often, I see a commercial for a company like Fanduel, Sports Kings, or BetDSI and realize how massive of a brand that filtered sports betting is becoming. Since these websites are filtered and have very strict regulations placed on them by the government. For example, a member of these websites would have to be 18 or older, and can only place a certain amount of money on a certain amount of events. Sports betting gives people the feeling of being free, which is mostly why sports fans sign to these filtered gambling site. Even though
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There is sit thinking about what if I became addicted to sports betting, or what if I were to lose my money by becoming too aggressive with placing my money. Sports betting comes with plenty of downsides, similar to alcohol abuse and drug abuse. The activity can become extremely addictive which could lead to lives being destroyed. Once people partake in such an event, many can never stop placing money or just get wrapped up into the adrenaline of the sport. Lives are ruined by illegal gambling alone, so if it were to become legal, how many lives would actually be saved? Possibly slim to none, as it could just give folks an excuse to why they went bankrupt and lost everything they’ve owned. No matter how rich one person can be, if an addiction were to take place then everything would be lost. A new topic enters my mind as the basketball game continues. Would legalizing sports betting actually separate the common man from the government like it sounds? If a new industry is created into the economy then that means one big word that everybody hates except government. The word is taxes. The new industry would be so immensely popular that a tax would be placed with no doubt. Separation from the government would not be true, as cash flow from the new industry will likely be choked so much by the government that it would not be a long lasting
There is sit thinking about what if I became addicted to sports betting, or what if I were to lose my money by becoming too aggressive with placing my money. Sports betting comes with plenty of downsides, similar to alcohol abuse and drug abuse. The activity can become extremely addictive which could lead to lives being destroyed. Once people partake in such an event, many can never stop placing money or just get wrapped up into the adrenaline of the sport. Lives are ruined by illegal gambling alone, so if it were to become legal, how many lives would actually be saved? Possibly slim to none, as it could just give folks an excuse to why they went bankrupt and lost everything they’ve owned. No matter how rich one person can be, if an addiction were to take place then everything would be lost. A new topic enters my mind as the basketball game continues. Would legalizing sports betting actually separate the common man from the government like it sounds? If a new industry is created into the economy then that means one big word that everybody hates except government. The word is taxes. The new industry would be so immensely popular that a tax would be placed with no doubt. Separation from the government would not be true, as cash flow from the new industry will likely be choked so much by the government that it would not be a long lasting