Sports gambling’s takeover of the pro sports world is just beginning
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February 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Sports gambling’s takeover of the pro sports world is just beginning
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I think people ascribe way too much of gambling's power to its modern aesthetic - that shit has been ruining lives for thousands of years before electricity was invented.
Yeah people love flashy lights, but it's not the flashy lights that make people gamble. The lights are just cool.
Yeah people love flashy lights, but it's not the flashy lights that make people gamble. The lights are just cool.
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I think people ascribe way too much of gambling's power to its modern aesthetic - that shit has been ruining lives for thousands of years before electricity was invented.
Yeah people love flashy lights, but it's not the flashy lights that make people gamble. The lights are just cool.
Yeah people love flashy lights, but it's not the flashy lights that make people gamble. The lights are just cool.
Companies like PrizePicks and Underdog Fantasy classify themselves as “skill-based games” to bypass gambling’s “game of chance” designation.
Georgia lawmakers weigh sports gambling regulation as $1.7 billion Super Bowl bets loom
Several state legislators said they or someone they know have experience betting on sports.
www.wtvy.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Companies like PrizePicks and Underdog Fantasy classify themselves as “skill-based games” to bypass gambling’s “game of chance” designation.
🎸🎶You know I'm born to lose
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And don't forget the joker
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And don't forget the joker
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
🎸🎶You know I'm born to lose
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And don't forget the joker
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And don't forget the joker
The money that the government is using to lift the Two-Child Cap is technically the gambling levy - Remote Gaming & Remote Betting duties
This partly offsets gambling’s harm to the poorest kids
We need to support pubs much more, but this is perverse and incoherent
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This partly offsets gambling’s harm to the poorest kids
We need to support pubs much more, but this is perverse and incoherent
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage accused of planning to plunge half a million children into poverty
The Reform UK leader announced a £3 billion support package for pubs, but is funded by restoring the two-child benefit cap, which is expected to lift 450,000 children out of poverty
www.mirror.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The money that the government is using to lift the Two-Child Cap is technically the gambling levy - Remote Gaming & Remote Betting duties
This partly offsets gambling’s harm to the poorest kids
We need to support pubs much more, but this is perverse and incoherent
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
This partly offsets gambling’s harm to the poorest kids
We need to support pubs much more, but this is perverse and incoherent
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
When we moved to Tennessee there wasn’t a state lottery cause, you know, gambling’s a sin and the Bible or something.
January 31, 2026 at 10:08 PM
When we moved to Tennessee there wasn’t a state lottery cause, you know, gambling’s a sin and the Bible or something.
A #sports #commercial now can sell the promise of easy money. COOL HAND FRANK #publication #writer Mani Isler reflects on #gambling’s takeover of sports #culture.
www.coolhandfrank.com/newest/wanna...
#artwork #buyit “Angles in Motion” by Marilyn Binder Silverman, all rights reserved.
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#artwork #buyit “Angles in Motion” by Marilyn Binder Silverman, all rights reserved.
COOL HAND FRANK — WANNA BET? By MANI ISLER
Sports used to sell beer and razors. Now they sell the promise of easy money. A witty personal essay on gambling’s grip on modern culture.
www.coolhandfrank.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
A #sports #commercial now can sell the promise of easy money. COOL HAND FRANK #publication #writer Mani Isler reflects on #gambling’s takeover of sports #culture.
www.coolhandfrank.com/newest/wanna...
#artwork #buyit “Angles in Motion” by Marilyn Binder Silverman, all rights reserved.
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#artwork #buyit “Angles in Motion” by Marilyn Binder Silverman, all rights reserved.
but gambling's part of the fun!!
January 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
but gambling's part of the fun!!
I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools, but that's the way I like it, baby.
January 24, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools, but that's the way I like it, baby.
In our Weekly Top 5:
* Gambling's grip @harpers.bsky.social
* Of plumes and poachers @bittersouth.bsky.social
* Bemoaning Americans in Rome @thedialmag.bsky.social
* Magical history tour @texasmonthly.bsky.social
* Fake poultry flinger @slate.com
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* Gambling's grip @harpers.bsky.social
* Of plumes and poachers @bittersouth.bsky.social
* Bemoaning Americans in Rome @thedialmag.bsky.social
* Magical history tour @texasmonthly.bsky.social
* Fake poultry flinger @slate.com
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week - Longreads
In this edition: gambling's grip, a story of plumes and poachers, bemoaning American tourists in Rome, a magical history tour, and a fake poultry flinger.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
In our Weekly Top 5:
* Gambling's grip @harpers.bsky.social
* Of plumes and poachers @bittersouth.bsky.social
* Bemoaning Americans in Rome @thedialmag.bsky.social
* Magical history tour @texasmonthly.bsky.social
* Fake poultry flinger @slate.com
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* Gambling's grip @harpers.bsky.social
* Of plumes and poachers @bittersouth.bsky.social
* Bemoaning Americans in Rome @thedialmag.bsky.social
* Magical history tour @texasmonthly.bsky.social
* Fake poultry flinger @slate.com
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Curious statements from the Honolulu Prosecutor, who is grasping at straws here.
State working group takes on gambling’s costs, risks and rewards @khon2news.bsky.social #Hawaii #HInews
State working group takes on gambling’s costs, risks and rewards @khon2news.bsky.social #Hawaii #HInews
www.khon2.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Curious statements from the Honolulu Prosecutor, who is grasping at straws here.
State working group takes on gambling’s costs, risks and rewards @khon2news.bsky.social #Hawaii #HInews
State working group takes on gambling’s costs, risks and rewards @khon2news.bsky.social #Hawaii #HInews
Betting has worked so hard over here - through sponsorship and advertising and corrupting the political process - to normalise its ubiquity that we struggle to even imagine sport not hopelessly lost in gambling's smothering embrace.
January 21, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Betting has worked so hard over here - through sponsorship and advertising and corrupting the political process - to normalise its ubiquity that we struggle to even imagine sport not hopelessly lost in gambling's smothering embrace.
did you know that Motörhead wrote a song about Kamen Rider blade?
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 AM
did you know that Motörhead wrote a song about Kamen Rider blade?
Noooooo. But gambling's fun! What about now?
🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒
✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h06... ✨
🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔
✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8Z... ✨
🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒
✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h06... ✨
🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔
✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8Z... ✨
a screenshot of the diamond strike slot game
ALT: a screenshot of the diamond strike slot game
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January 21, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Noooooo. But gambling's fun! What about now?
🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒
✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h06... ✨
🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔
✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8Z... ✨
🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒🌻🍒
✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h06... ✨
🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔💎🔔
✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8Z... ✨
A tragic tale of greed & loss: A man placed 600 bets in 2 hours after his cousin died, losing everything. Gambling’s illusion of quick gains can destroy lives. Reflect on priorities & seek help if needed. #AddictionAwareness
'My cousin died after placing 600 bets in a row'
Natalie Ashton's cousin Lee Adams killed himself after placing hundreds of bets online in an hour.
gad.short.gy
January 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A tragic tale of greed & loss: A man placed 600 bets in 2 hours after his cousin died, losing everything. Gambling’s illusion of quick gains can destroy lives. Reflect on priorities & seek help if needed. #AddictionAwareness
cygames going heavy into genAI is pretty bad. if anything normalizes it, it'll be gacha. gacha shouldn't even be legal but you say that and people just say "gambling's cool, just don't spend money you idiot" ignoring such an insanely predatory thing
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
cygames going heavy into genAI is pretty bad. if anything normalizes it, it'll be gacha. gacha shouldn't even be legal but you say that and people just say "gambling's cool, just don't spend money you idiot" ignoring such an insanely predatory thing
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you
Double up or quit, double stake or split
The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools
Motörhead
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you
Double up or quit, double stake or split
The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Ace of Spades
Motörhead
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you
Double up or quit, double stake or split
The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools
Motörhead
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you
Double up or quit, double stake or split
The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools
No same like I used to be "eh gambling's a vice but it's no worse than any other" to "oh this might actually have been illegal for very good reason"
January 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
No same like I used to be "eh gambling's a vice but it's no worse than any other" to "oh this might actually have been illegal for very good reason"
This is par for the course here at the National Corruption Jamboree and Government, but the date of the gambling’s start (27th Dec) tells us when the plans were bubbling since.
Bad weather conditions, we’re told, as if the US military were flying WWI biplanes.
Bad weather conditions, we’re told, as if the US military were flying WWI biplanes.
a cartoon of snoopy wearing a green hat
ALT: a cartoon of snoopy wearing a green hat
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:49 AM
This is par for the course here at the National Corruption Jamboree and Government, but the date of the gambling’s start (27th Dec) tells us when the plans were bubbling since.
Bad weather conditions, we’re told, as if the US military were flying WWI biplanes.
Bad weather conditions, we’re told, as if the US military were flying WWI biplanes.
I'm extremely leery of sports gambling's influence on this stuff.
January 2, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I'm extremely leery of sports gambling's influence on this stuff.
At the end of the day, the death of football is on Gambling's hands.
December 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
At the end of the day, the death of football is on Gambling's hands.
You know I'm born to lose
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And don't forget the joker
youtu.be/3mbvWn1EY6g
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And don't forget the joker
youtu.be/3mbvWn1EY6g
Motörhead – Ace Of Spades (Official Video)
YouTube video by Motörhead Official
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 1:40 AM
You know I'm born to lose
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And don't forget the joker
youtu.be/3mbvWn1EY6g
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't want to live forever
And don't forget the joker
youtu.be/3mbvWn1EY6g