Tomorrow’s Show Prop bets are the rage. These are proposition bets where you can bet on outcomes of anything by various betting bodies and organizations. This is the lowest form of gambling and has permeated everything from sports betting to the US economy and current events. When taken to an extreme it invites corruption. For example, a player has a betting line that says he will catch 5 passes in the first half. He’s up to four and drops the fifth pass. His brother-in-law just collected $250,000 betting on this (by coincidence). There have been prop bets on whether a player will make the first score too. It’s more ridiculous with controlled publicity. For example betonline.ag just released a slew of prop bets on whether or not Katy Perry will get engaged to Justin Trudeau in 2026. Also whether they will get married, whether they will break up and whether she will have a baby. Curiously, the better odds are for having a baby than getting married. The odds are at 8/1 for them getting married in 2026 and 9/2 of having a baby. Justin and Katy would clean up betting on themselves. Why would that not happen? It’s nuts. Gambling is a weird form of fun and has always been regulated if not forbidden since it is a negative force within a society. How it got to this is an embarrassment for the country. And because it becomes an actual compulsion it does ruin people lives. With the sports leagues and some TV networks joining in, your best bet is staying away from this corruption. Instead of gambling support the show. |