What a fascinating article Coppins wrote. I'm glad he was self aware enough to recognize how gambling affected his day to day life. The thrill of winning, the desire to win again, the desire to cover his losses...all illustrate the danger of making gambling available on the cellphone. It's too easy to get in too deep even if one doesn't have an addictive personality or that unique brain chemistry that seeks the thrill of winning.
Fantastic interview. Very interesting that McKay felt he needed to talk to his bishop before gambling. Shows how devout he is. Unlike several other issues (e.g., paying tithing, chastity, drugs/alcohol/coffee), gambling is not something you are explicitly asked about before you can get your temple recommend (which gets you into the church's temples).
You two are definite odd ducks to take on this topic. Speaking as another odd duck in the sports betting world, that made it all the more relatable.
I should not be allowed near RL betting like Kalshi. If I could put my analytic skills loose on something I actually understand and care about? Hoo boy. No bueno.
Should do it the Old Way, like my late, great TV actor friend; That is, bet with a bookie until Luigi shows up at your apartment, puts a pistol to your head, and demands payment because you've hit your limit. Then it's time to call Mom, so she can mortgage her home and save your degenerate ass.
I am well acquainted with folks who work at DK and yes, they are pissed at Kalshi: Both for what was mentioned about fueling the backlash, but also for being able to go nationally first
Great interview! Gambling is part of human nature, we "bet" on everything that we do, such as placing odds on whether there will be rain later or that we should plant now or later, so the degenerates who run gambling houses and these apps have ready marks to take advantage of and reduce sports to absolute corruption. It will not be like pro-wrestling because pro-wrestling is scripted and sports is not scripted, it will be a competition of what players will do to ensure the spread.
I cannot conceive as gambling being fun in any way, it gives me the creeps. I don't think that gambling can ever have a positive social stigma.
I subscribe to The Atlantic and so will be reading his article. A great book about our nature and how degenerates take advantage of it is "Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas" by Natasha Dow Schüll.
Unfortunately I just don't have time to listen to this; but want to thank Sonny for doing it just the same. I read McKay's piece when it came out: fascinating and deeply disturbing.
As someone who has been in the gaming regulatory world for nearly 20 years, I really enjoyed this piece. That being said, it went exactly as I predicted. But it was still an interesting perspective, dangerous (it's an addiction), but interesting.
I so enjoy listening to McKay on any subject.
The conversation between Sonny and him was fantastic!
I'm not a gambler, perhaps because I worked in institutional investing --- having a long-term perspective.
Just as I found in talking about "short-term" investors, this whole sports gambling reminds me of their perspective.
1. Loss Vegas wasn't built on winners.
2. Gambling is for lucky people and suckers, and I'm neither.
What a fascinating article Coppins wrote. I'm glad he was self aware enough to recognize how gambling affected his day to day life. The thrill of winning, the desire to win again, the desire to cover his losses...all illustrate the danger of making gambling available on the cellphone. It's too easy to get in too deep even if one doesn't have an addictive personality or that unique brain chemistry that seeks the thrill of winning.
Fantastic interview. Very interesting that McKay felt he needed to talk to his bishop before gambling. Shows how devout he is. Unlike several other issues (e.g., paying tithing, chastity, drugs/alcohol/coffee), gambling is not something you are explicitly asked about before you can get your temple recommend (which gets you into the church's temples).
You two are definite odd ducks to take on this topic. Speaking as another odd duck in the sports betting world, that made it all the more relatable.
I should not be allowed near RL betting like Kalshi. If I could put my analytic skills loose on something I actually understand and care about? Hoo boy. No bueno.
Should do it the Old Way, like my late, great TV actor friend; That is, bet with a bookie until Luigi shows up at your apartment, puts a pistol to your head, and demands payment because you've hit your limit. Then it's time to call Mom, so she can mortgage her home and save your degenerate ass.
I am well acquainted with folks who work at DK and yes, they are pissed at Kalshi: Both for what was mentioned about fueling the backlash, but also for being able to go nationally first
Great interview! Gambling is part of human nature, we "bet" on everything that we do, such as placing odds on whether there will be rain later or that we should plant now or later, so the degenerates who run gambling houses and these apps have ready marks to take advantage of and reduce sports to absolute corruption. It will not be like pro-wrestling because pro-wrestling is scripted and sports is not scripted, it will be a competition of what players will do to ensure the spread.
I cannot conceive as gambling being fun in any way, it gives me the creeps. I don't think that gambling can ever have a positive social stigma.
I subscribe to The Atlantic and so will be reading his article. A great book about our nature and how degenerates take advantage of it is "Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas" by Natasha Dow Schüll.
Yeah gambling does nothing for me but make me mad because I can't stand to lose. I'd rather just burn the paper money.
LOL! Yeah, for most of the lottery tickets I've bought burning is precisely what I did.
Unfortunately I just don't have time to listen to this; but want to thank Sonny for doing it just the same. I read McKay's piece when it came out: fascinating and deeply disturbing.
GREAT discussion! Heading over to read the full article now.
As someone who has been in the gaming regulatory world for nearly 20 years, I really enjoyed this piece. That being said, it went exactly as I predicted. But it was still an interesting perspective, dangerous (it's an addiction), but interesting.