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OT: Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Huge Mistake (Atlantic)

PurpleWhiteBoy
Hungry Jack said:
Here is my policy:
1. 1-800-GAMBLER
2. Tax all winnings from gambling at the rate of short term capital gains
3. Tax all of PPD's winnings at 100% and give the proceeds to Planned Parenthood
4. Require every gambling ad to have a disclaimer: "Gambling takes your money and makes you go blind."
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Sounds like a good start.

Seriously, though, I don't have a gambling account other than for horse racing.
I know how that account handles taxation. (The states take it out of every winning bet)
I'm curious how the sports betting sites handle taxes.
Because they should definitely be looking at all settled bets for a given year and reporting short term gain/loss to IRS.
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OT: Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Huge Mistake (Atlantic)

Hungry Jack
NUCat320 said:
Perhaps FanDuel can sponsor the moment of silence at ballparks tomorrow.

(Shouldn’t lack of personal responsibility or self-control be penalized, particularly when it pertains to the one rule posted in every single clubhouse?)


I wish @AdamOnFirst had responded to my very clear explanation that the discussion is *not* actually about vibes.


I also wish @Hungry Jack had responded to my statement that the current situation has nothing to do with ‘Progressivism’, being that there’s no current “craptastic ineffectual” policy in place. Perhaps good policy is worth a shot here?

Oh well. 😢
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Here is my policy:
1. 1-800-GAMBLER
2. Tax all winnings from gambling at the rate of short term capital gains
3. Tax all of PPD's winnings at 100% and give the proceeds to Planned Parenthood
4. Require every gambling ad to have a disclaimer: "Gambling takes your money and makes you go blind."
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OT: Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Huge Mistake (Atlantic)

PurpleWhiteBoy
Purple Pile Driver said:
Speaking of Gambling, Charlie Hustle should be in the HOF
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He's an interesting case.

John Dowd did the 1989 MLB investigation...

"There were documents submitted to Dowd that included detailed evidence of bets placed by Rose. In his depositions, Rose denied ever betting on baseball and blasted those who claimed otherwise... Dowd said he found Janszen's testimony to be "worthy of belief" when it was paired with matching testimony of others, betting sheets, Jaszens' records and other recorded phone records and conversations."

(In other words, they had Rose dead to rights and he simply denied all the evidence against him.)

"On Aug. 24, 1989, Rose officially signed an agreement with Giamatti declaring him permanently ineligible from baseball. In exchange, there was no formal declaration made whether Rose bet on baseball."

"It wasn't until years later, in his 2004 book, "My Prison Without Bars," that Rose would admit he bet not only on baseball, but on the Reds."

In 2015 a notebook of Rose's bets previously seized in an FBI raid became public, showing the scale and frequency of his bets. That notebook proved that Rose bet on games in which he was playing.

Under MLB Rule 21, "Any player, umpire, or club or league official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform shall be declared permanently ineligible."

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Pete Rose's gambling scandal, explained: Why MLB's hits king is banned for betting on baseball | Sporting News

Rose has more hits than anyone in baseball history, and he accomplished the feat without performance-enhancing drugs. Yet he remains barred from baseball and the Hall of Fame.
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OTL: Notebook shows Rose bet on MLB as player

New documents obtained by Outside the Lines indicate Rose bet extensively on baseball -- and on the Reds -- as he racked up the last hits of a record-smashing career in 1986.
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+12.5 vs. Indiana

Purple Pile Driver
I can’t believe how so many around here have given up on this season and anointed Indiana as the 2023 Wolverines. This will be a close game.

I realize if IU pummels NU our resident IU poster and a flock of clinger on’s will be on here to roast me, but fear of looking foolish should completely remove any hope of improvements.
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OT: Pete Rose

Purple Pile Driver
I originally put this on the gambling thread, before realizing there was a PR thread. It is ridiculous that Pete is not in the HOF.


Pete bet on his team to WIN when he was a Manager. There is no evidence he ever bet while a player or against his team. This doesn’t make it right for Pete to bet on his team to win, but let’s not treat it like he somehow impacted the integrity of the game. Baseball decided to wipe out 23 years as a player. The MLB all time leader in hits, in at bats. A 17 time all star, 3 time World Series Champ.

Baseball has a thriving relationship with Gambling sites right now. I guess it is ok when they are making money. The HOF is littered with players of questionable character including openly racist inductees. Get with it baseball, everyone makes mistakes and deserves a second chance. Stop the hypocrisy with Pete and Shoeless Joe.
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Big Ten TV Schedule: Week Six (10/4-10/5)

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All times CENTRAL. All games available nationally unless otherwise indicated. Rankings come from the AP poll.

First, the NU game:

#23 Indiana @ Northwestern
Saturday, October 5
2:30 PM, BTN
PxP: Chris Vosters
Color: Anthony Herron

And the rest:

Friday, October 4

Michigan State @ #6 Oregon
8:00 PM, FOX
PxP: Jason Benetti
Color: Brock Huard

Saturday, October 5

UCLA @ #7 Penn State (FOX Big Noon Kickoff)
11:00 AM, FOX
PxP: Gus Johnson
Color: Joel Klatt

Purdue @ Wisconsin
11:00 AM, BTN
PxP: Mark Followill
Color: Jake Butt

Iowa @ #3 Ohio State
2:30 PM, CBS
PxP: Brad Nessler
Color: Gary Danielson

Rutgers @ Nebraska
3:00 PM, FS1
PxP: Alex Faust
Color: Robert Smith

#10 Michigan @ Washington
6:30 PM, NBC
PxP: Noah Eagle
Color: Todd Blackledge

#11 USC @ Minnesota
6:30 PM, BTN
PxP: Guy Haberman
Color: Yogi Roth

#24 Illinois and Maryland are off this week.
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This time it is a University of Washington Player Quitting, Linebacker who Denied NU a Touchdown

Purple Pile Driver
2388bb said:
Not everyone can start. Did the 6 players get kicked off? If not,I'm sure they could have stayed for the rest of the year.
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Don’t know the details, so maybe I am being hard on Cignatti. What I do know, is I haven’t heard of any other school having 6 players bolting before game 5, and every team has players that aren’t starters.
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Wildcats work through injuries as undefeated Indiana looms

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Wildcats work through injuries as undefeated Indiana looms

Head coach David Braun updated the team's injury status and more at his press conference out of the bye week.
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Head coach David Braun addressed the media yesterday at his game week press conference. He talked about the team's health, jump starting the offense on short notice, and the challenges of facing an undefeated and ranked Indiana team this Saturday.
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Wildcats work through injuries as undefeated Indiana looms

Head coach David Braun updated the team's injury status and more at his press conference out of the bye week.
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Head coach David Braun addressed the media yesterday at his game week press conference. He talked about the team's health, jump starting the offense on short notice, and the challenges of facing an undefeated and ranked Indiana team this Saturday.
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