This is like saying "we're replacing banks with DraftKings", any journalists treating it seriously and not screaming their heads off about how totally deranged it is should be sent to the gulag
… Sen. Rick Scott says he’ll draft a health care bill based on Trump’s morning Truth Social post. Says his plan is to give people health savings accounts and “let them buy the health care they want.” To say I have questions would be an understatement.
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This is like saying "we're replacing banks with DraftKings", any journalists treating it seriously and not screaming their heads off about how totally deranged it is should be sent to the gulag
*January guy, owes $10,000 to DraftKings* Yeah seem like Trump is gonna do something about da price of eggs, I'd say my primary issue is economics
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
*January guy, owes $10,000 to DraftKings* Yeah seem like Trump is gonna do something about da price of eggs, I'd say my primary issue is economics
Looking forward to another week of "But, before we get into it, I'd like to thank our sponsor, DraftKings"
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Looking forward to another week of "But, before we get into it, I'd like to thank our sponsor, DraftKings"
The prop bet scandal that hit MLB and the Cleveland Guardians is a bright red flashing warning siren that we need to end legal sports gambling, and especially apps like DraftKings.
The damage they can do to the games we love is immense, and the young men the apps prey upon are drowning.
The damage they can do to the games we love is immense, and the young men the apps prey upon are drowning.
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The prop bet scandal that hit MLB and the Cleveland Guardians is a bright red flashing warning siren that we need to end legal sports gambling, and especially apps like DraftKings.
The damage they can do to the games we love is immense, and the young men the apps prey upon are drowning.
The damage they can do to the games we love is immense, and the young men the apps prey upon are drowning.
I cannot stand sports betting. 🤦🏻♀️
Apps like FanDual, DraftKings, BetMGM and others are so fucking annoying, especially when shit like this happens.
Apps like FanDual, DraftKings, BetMGM and others are so fucking annoying, especially when shit like this happens.
Breaking news per Jeff Passan: “Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn on a host of charges related to a scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games. Ortiz was arrested in Boston earlier today. Clase is not currently in custody”
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I cannot stand sports betting. 🤦🏻♀️
Apps like FanDual, DraftKings, BetMGM and others are so fucking annoying, especially when shit like this happens.
Apps like FanDual, DraftKings, BetMGM and others are so fucking annoying, especially when shit like this happens.
And I’ll say this the sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel are largely the ones catching this stuff and flagging it to authorities
The leagues it appears would rather turn a blind eye to it and take the money
The leagues it appears would rather turn a blind eye to it and take the money
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
And I’ll say this the sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel are largely the ones catching this stuff and flagging it to authorities
The leagues it appears would rather turn a blind eye to it and take the money
The leagues it appears would rather turn a blind eye to it and take the money
They have a decent enough UI, and their promotions are fine. The problem for any sportsbook in the US is Draftkings and Fanduel just have a huge market share (I know a couple years ago they had like 70% of it)
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
They have a decent enough UI, and their promotions are fine. The problem for any sportsbook in the US is Draftkings and Fanduel just have a huge market share (I know a couple years ago they had like 70% of it)
Every sportswriter wrote off the Blue Jays in the preseason.
October 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Every sportswriter wrote off the Blue Jays in the preseason.
one problem w/so many analogies is that we intuitively gravitate to useful stuff; there's no easy shorthand for something as obviously counterproductive and disastrous that still tracks. it feels more like saying "DraftKings is collaborating with Cal to register undergrads to bet on course outcomes"
“It’s not a partnership…If you switch out the product, we would never say, ‘Xerox is collaborating with San Francisco State to offer photocopiers to all the members of its community.’”
Big Tech Makes Cal State Its A.I. Training Ground
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
one problem w/so many analogies is that we intuitively gravitate to useful stuff; there's no easy shorthand for something as obviously counterproductive and disastrous that still tracks. it feels more like saying "DraftKings is collaborating with Cal to register undergrads to bet on course outcomes"
Its been said by a million different people but it's so strange to me that we will go from talking about Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups being charged with separate gambling charges. And then 5 minutes later have a DraftKings segment. Like hello??
October 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Its been said by a million different people but it's so strange to me that we will go from talking about Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups being charged with separate gambling charges. And then 5 minutes later have a DraftKings segment. Like hello??
It is genuinely bananas to me that FanDuel and DraftKings and the like can just run ads on tv and streaming. Like, for some reason, I thought they were already illegal in the past? There's a reason gambling is illegal in most places - the same should be true of *at LEAST* advertising.
I do think we have a pretty good chance of turning gambling into a genuine popular moral crusade 19th century style, because it's becoming a social evil that's destroying young men's lives in particular but also making sports coverage really shit.
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It is genuinely bananas to me that FanDuel and DraftKings and the like can just run ads on tv and streaming. Like, for some reason, I thought they were already illegal in the past? There's a reason gambling is illegal in most places - the same should be true of *at LEAST* advertising.
"The NBA has multiple business arrangements with massive betting brands like DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM, and several of its teams host sportsbooks inside their arenas in which they are paid a percentage of the handle, which is the amount of money wagered." www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier arrested in federal investigation into sports betting
Billups, a Hall of Famer as a player, and Rozier will both appear in federal court on Thursday.
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"The NBA has multiple business arrangements with massive betting brands like DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM, and several of its teams host sportsbooks inside their arenas in which they are paid a percentage of the handle, which is the amount of money wagered." www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...
I had a bunch riding on “underground mafia poker ring” news on DraftKings so I’m making out like a bandit today!
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October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I had a bunch riding on “underground mafia poker ring” news on DraftKings so I’m making out like a bandit today!
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At first I thought this made Pritzker extremely relatable, given how many people in Illinois now have depressing FanDuel and DraftKings addictions bankrupting them thanks to the law he and IL Dems passed. But then I was like, "oh wait, he WINS money? Everyone I know loses theirs!"
Gov. JB Pritzker reported $1.4 million in gambling income last year, from "casino winnings."
I don't gamble. How much do you have to bet to win that much? How does that even happen? Could have been a sports book inside a casino? One big bet? Many small bets? I don't even know. So many questions.
I don't gamble. How much do you have to bet to win that much? How does that even happen? Could have been a sports book inside a casino? One big bet? Many small bets? I don't even know. So many questions.
Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife report $10.3 million in taxable income — $1.4 million in gambling winnings
Five months before the Democratic primary, Gov. JB Pritzker released partial tax records showing $10.3 million in taxable income — including $1.4 million in income from gambling.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
At first I thought this made Pritzker extremely relatable, given how many people in Illinois now have depressing FanDuel and DraftKings addictions bankrupting them thanks to the law he and IL Dems passed. But then I was like, "oh wait, he WINS money? Everyone I know loses theirs!"
They should allow betting on politics with those gambling apps like FanDuel and DraftKings, because I want to see a Barstool bro posting to a Congressperson "You couldn't have had one more cloture vote??? You cost me $1,500 you lazy piece of shit!!! Do not run for reelection, you suck."
October 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
They should allow betting on politics with those gambling apps like FanDuel and DraftKings, because I want to see a Barstool bro posting to a Congressperson "You couldn't have had one more cloture vote??? You cost me $1,500 you lazy piece of shit!!! Do not run for reelection, you suck."
I worry there isn't a meaningful difference anymore. Other than like, some ports and stuff. It's all Anime Draftkings
October 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I worry there isn't a meaningful difference anymore. Other than like, some ports and stuff. It's all Anime Draftkings
It’s not just me noticing how quickly America embraced and normalized gambling, right? Like half the commercials on Pluto TV now are for a FanDuel/DraftKings thing or some casino app that pinky swears you can win real money. It’s weird considering how vilified it was here for years.
October 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s not just me noticing how quickly America embraced and normalized gambling, right? Like half the commercials on Pluto TV now are for a FanDuel/DraftKings thing or some casino app that pinky swears you can win real money. It’s weird considering how vilified it was here for years.
"He said that Dan went to Las Vegas. That's not like Dan. He used the DraftKings app, featuring guaranteed bets on all NFL games this weekend."
#BMovieManiacs
#BMovieManiacs
September 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
"He said that Dan went to Las Vegas. That's not like Dan. He used the DraftKings app, featuring guaranteed bets on all NFL games this weekend."
#BMovieManiacs
#BMovieManiacs
Meanwhile, DraftKings launch Electric Poker, directly in the casino lobby, something we've seen Unibet and PokerStars do with their Hexapro, casino sites like Gamesys/Virgin do with their "poker in casino" games.
December 12, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Meanwhile, DraftKings launch Electric Poker, directly in the casino lobby, something we've seen Unibet and PokerStars do with their Hexapro, casino sites like Gamesys/Virgin do with their "poker in casino" games.
Yikes, Bevo, the steer, caught using DraftKings
December 23, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Yikes, Bevo, the steer, caught using DraftKings
.@DraftKings is like bedbugs. Everywhere and awful.
December 4, 2024 at 12:14 AM
.@DraftKings is like bedbugs. Everywhere and awful.
If you made a bet on DraftKings like they were advertising before the race to do for a 10/28/4 trifecta, do you have to return your money? I sure would try my best not to.
May 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If you made a bet on DraftKings like they were advertising before the race to do for a 10/28/4 trifecta, do you have to return your money? I sure would try my best not to.
(1/2) Sports betting companies like FanDuel and DraftKings often say legal, regulated gambling is much better than the alternative of disreputable illegal gambling. (Jenny Vrentas/@nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
Sports Leagues Feared a Betting Scandal Like This. Will Anything Change?
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
(1/2) Sports betting companies like FanDuel and DraftKings often say legal, regulated gambling is much better than the alternative of disreputable illegal gambling. (Jenny Vrentas/@nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...