MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:skbucks1985 wrote:Like I said, not all crimes get prosecuted and when it comes to white collar crime specifically what gets prosecuted tends to be about the wealth of the victims which often means that the people who screw over middle and lower class people are much more likely to get away with it.
If you're playing in the those types of games, you're involved in some shady stuff and I don't give a damn if you get cheated.
There's the obvious joke that if you're betting overs on Terry Rozier... this is the one that if what is alleged turns out to be true is the one that I think is most justified to be prosecuted and don't really have a problem with doing so.
There's a lot of levels to this story though with the mob and millions of illegal betting. I don't think it is the best use of resources and seems like the FBI trying to get a big PR win but could see these games and crimes escalating and being part of a bigger illegal network with dangerous people.
That said with most of this sports betting stuff you have to know going in that a player can easily be bought and that's part of the risk premium of betting. It's up there the NBA and Gambling sites to keep the appearance of risk to be low with strict controls. Taxpayers shouldn't be paying for those controls.
When you're playing in these high stakes poker games that probably have 6 figure minimums, there will be organized crime involvement. So when I heard about the mob, it didn't mean anything to me and I would've been shocked if there was no mob involvement.
I agree with your everything else you said.
