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		throwaway422432 83 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Economics of sportsbooks and why they ban the best... Agree with the banning, problem is they are major sponsors of a lot of sports which would then need to find alternatives for funding. AFL (Australia) is one with very embedded sponsorship from SportsBet. Even the voting group for the Norm Smith medal (best on ground in the Grand Final) has someone from SportsBet on it.

vkou 82 days ago [–]

> Agree with the banning, problem is they are major sponsors of a lot of sports which would then need to find alternatives for funding.

They've managed to get by before sports betting was legalized.

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