Is your son into Barstool Sports? They might be or might become addicted to gambling on iPhone apps

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:3rd boy here. Claims his friend made $75k last year

I made just under $300k on a combination of fantasy sports and traditional gambling last year. Part time hobby. I wouldn’t “recommend” it for a teenager by any means; but I’d think about it the same way as if my kid were really into investing and constantly analyzing equity research or dabbling in quant analysis. That’s pretty unusual though. If the kid is just an action junkie and not treating it like something to be learned gradually, staying within limits, etc., then it’s just spending money on something disposable. Like going to the movies. And should be budgeted accordingly.

PS - It has literally nothing to do with Barstool. Barstool is affiliated with Penn casinos and launched one of dozens of betting apps now legally available. And some of the content producers gamble. That’s it. Every single major sports league has one or more official gambling sponsors now. Broadcasts provide live in-game updates on the lines. ESPN and other networks have a massive amount of programming focused on DFS and gambling. MGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesar’s, etc., all have legal betting platforms, and kiosks in arenas.

I thought "Barstool" was the Instagram handles of various college students doing stupid things. Like "Barstool X Unversity" and the show drunk college students Almost all the major state universities have this instagram (not endorsed by the actual university, of course.) Are these instagram accounts affiliated with the gambling app?

Yes. Barstool is a massive media company. The college-specific IGs you’re referring to are something they’ve done from years ago, I don’t know if they even still actively do that or if the sites now are basically self-sustaining. But the company has lots of platforms… gambling, college sports, military, gaming (video games), fashion, gay, cooking, finance/stocks, pro wrestling. They also have a bunch of former pro athletes on payroll now, and more mainstream sports radio type personalities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd boy here. Claims his friend made $75k last year

I made just under $300k on a combination of fantasy sports and traditional gambling last year. Part time hobby. I wouldn’t “recommend” it for a teenager by any means; but I’d think about it the same way as if my kid were really into investing and constantly analyzing equity research or dabbling in quant analysis. That’s pretty unusual though. If the kid is just an action junkie and not treating it like something to be learned gradually, staying within limits, etc., then it’s just spending money on something disposable. Like going to the movies. And should be budgeted accordingly.

PS - It has literally nothing to do with Barstool. Barstool is affiliated with Penn casinos and launched one of dozens of betting apps now legally available. And some of the content producers gamble. That’s it. Every single major sports league has one or more official gambling sponsors now. Broadcasts provide live in-game updates on the lines. ESPN and other networks have a massive amount of programming focused on DFS and gambling. MGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesar’s, etc., all have legal betting platforms, and kiosks in arenas.

I thought "Barstool" was the Instagram handles of various college students doing stupid things. Like "Barstool X Unversity" and the show drunk college students Almost all the major state universities have this instagram (not endorsed by the actual university, of course.) Are these instagram accounts affiliated with the gambling app?

Their entire "humor" ecosystem is a con to orbit your child and suck them into online gambling and other vices (ex. they also own an alcohol company, High Noon seltzer).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd boy here. Claims his friend made $75k last year

I made just under $300k on a combination of fantasy sports and traditional gambling last year. Part time hobby. I wouldn’t “recommend” it for a teenager by any means; but I’d think about it the same way as if my kid were really into investing and constantly analyzing equity research or dabbling in quant analysis. That’s pretty unusual though. If the kid is just an action junkie and not treating it like something to be learned gradually, staying within limits, etc., then it’s just spending money on something disposable. Like going to the movies. And should be budgeted accordingly.

PS - It has literally nothing to do with Barstool. Barstool is affiliated with Penn casinos and launched one of dozens of betting apps now legally available. And some of the content producers gamble. That’s it. Every single major sports league has one or more official gambling sponsors now. Broadcasts provide live in-game updates on the lines. ESPN and other networks have a massive amount of programming focused on DFS and gambling. MGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesar’s, etc., all have legal betting platforms, and kiosks in arenas.

I thought "Barstool" was the Instagram handles of various college students doing stupid things. Like "Barstool X Unversity" and the show drunk college students Almost all the major state universities have this instagram (not endorsed by the actual university, of course.) Are these instagram accounts affiliated with the gambling app?

Their entire "humor" ecosystem is a con to orbit your child and suck them into online gambling and other vices (ex. they also own an alcohol company, High Noon seltzer).

“I SAW DAVE PORTNOY DOWN BY THE RIVER AND HE WAS BURNING MANZO AND SETH WITH DEMON BEAMS FROM HIS ENORMOUS NOSE!!!!”

In other words, “a con to orbit” you into spending money is literally the mobilizing force of humanity.

[Anonymous]

Gambling, supplements and crypto finances most of this junk.

[Ethan92]

I don't see anything wrong with gambling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know college students have been gambling for decades

Gambling is against the law!

[Anonymous]

When children are gambling, how young is too young for them to do online betting, would you say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know college students have been gambling for decades

Gambling is against the law!

So?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know college students have been gambling for decades

Gambling is against the law!

So?

I know, right? It’s almost like people in this thread believe in the existence of right and wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3rd boy here. Claims his friend made $75k last year

I made just under $300k on a combination of fantasy sports and traditional gambling last year. Part time hobby. I wouldn’t “recommend” it for a teenager by any means; but I’d think about it the same way as if my kid were really into investing and constantly analyzing equity research or dabbling in quant analysis. That’s pretty unusual though. If the kid is just an action junkie and not treating it like something to be learned gradually, staying within limits, etc., then it’s just spending money on something disposable. Like going to the movies. And should be budgeted accordingly.

PS - It has literally nothing to do with Barstool. Barstool is affiliated with Penn casinos and launched one of dozens of betting apps now legally available. And some of the content producers gamble. That’s it. Every single major sports league has one or more official gambling sponsors now. Broadcasts provide live in-game updates on the lines. ESPN and other networks have a massive amount of programming focused on DFS and gambling. MGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesar’s, etc., all have legal betting platforms, and kiosks in arenas.

I thought "Barstool" was the Instagram handles of various college students doing stupid things. Like "Barstool X Unversity" and the show drunk college students Almost all the major state universities have this instagram (not endorsed by the actual university, of course.) Are these instagram accounts affiliated with the gambling app?

Barstool, which is cringe enough on its own, was acquired by a casino holding company as part of their push into online sports betting

[Anonymous]

This thread is useless without picks for this weekend's games...

[Anonymous]

Anyone have any tips for getting our kids to stop?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know college students have been gambling for decades

Gambling is against the law!

sports betting is legal in most states now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know college students have been gambling for decades

Gambling is against the law!

sports betting is legal in most states now

- for minors?

When did it become legal for minors to gamble??

[Anonymous]

I've been having preliminary conversations about gambling with my sports-obsessed kid. He loves fantasy football and is exactly the kind of teen boy that could get sucked into gambling.

I tried to explain to him how much money these companies need to make in order to afford all their technology, their huge advertising budgets, paying their shareholders and staff, etc. And how that means they have people on staff who meticulously figure out how to set the odds in such a way to guarantee they can pay for all these expenses AND make a profit. So - the vast majority of people who use these gambling sites lose, otherwise they would not be in business. And how if he sends them money, he needs to know he's just funding their business. Maybe one time he nets a profit, but the next time and the time after that...etc....he's funding their business.

That kinda seemed to sink in. We'll see.