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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

More like they connect the sports excessively high takeout to mean that the game is total suckerbait.

Impossible to beat - and not worth the time invested to learn.

22% of US adult males between the ages of 18-49 play fantasy sports. Most are hardcore nerds who are obsessed with numbers and stats. These types are more likely to gamble on poker than horse racing by a tremendously wide margin.

It's information based gambling just like with the stock market or fantasy sports .. and I think a lot of people understand that. What they might not understand is that the sport is not impossible to beat .. and you can make a living from beating it .. but it is tougher than hell .. and anyone talented/crazy enough to do it consistantly could probably make at least double doing something else.

they had a survey on espn that i partook in yesterday. one question was on gambling-i was shocked to see that a much larger % then i expected said that they never gambled. it was easily as high as those who say they play fantasy sports, but most opted for the free leagues.
personally, i prefer horse racing gambling FAR more than any thing else- i feel i have a better shot by reading the form, while many others seem to prefer the randomness of choosing the right slot machine or video poker machine to sit in front of, zombielike, and feed quarters into the slot. i went to a casino once, years ago, and hated it. of course i didn't try any card games-but i doubt i ever go back to see if i could play those.