Anni, very interesting read. As someone who works in the regulated sports betting industry I think the most important aspect in reading this is understanding that the current landscape of sports betting in the US is 6 years old. It can’t all be solved from the start but commitment to RG education, integrity monitoring, self-exclusion technology, and a long list of additional tools that are ever improving is important. The US market is more heavily regulated than any other country which is why I find you comparison to Europe curious. Prem teams have long had gambling advertisements plastered all over the stadium and as the centerpiece of the jerseys from sometimes less than compliant operators. Saying there is plenty of room for improvement is more than fair, saying it was a mistake is short-sighted.
Hey Ryan, thanks for reading. Thanks for your insight as well, you have an insider view of this I certainly don't and it's great to hear your perspective. I want to clarify that the only parallel to European sports I was making was contextually to show how American sports have developed with commercial interests in mind. As you said, Soccer has had betting sponsors forever and I am not sure the Spanish government for example cares about the welfare of its betting soccer fans as the United States does, so I agree that there aren't many parallels to be drawn between the implementation of regulation itself. In terms of it being unfair, while I certainly respect your perspective, I respectfully disagree in the sense that even if it can get better in the future, the practice you said might have "room for improvement" already has had enough adverse consequences in the past 6 years that the decision isn't worth it. But again, I don't work in the industry so I wanna stress this is just my opinion and that you definitely know far more about this topic than I do. I appreciate you taking the time to comment and read, even if you didnt agree with my perspective- it means alot.
Anni, very interesting read. As someone who works in the regulated sports betting industry I think the most important aspect in reading this is understanding that the current landscape of sports betting in the US is 6 years old. It can’t all be solved from the start but commitment to RG education, integrity monitoring, self-exclusion technology, and a long list of additional tools that are ever improving is important. The US market is more heavily regulated than any other country which is why I find you comparison to Europe curious. Prem teams have long had gambling advertisements plastered all over the stadium and as the centerpiece of the jerseys from sometimes less than compliant operators. Saying there is plenty of room for improvement is more than fair, saying it was a mistake is short-sighted.
Hey Ryan, thanks for reading. Thanks for your insight as well, you have an insider view of this I certainly don't and it's great to hear your perspective. I want to clarify that the only parallel to European sports I was making was contextually to show how American sports have developed with commercial interests in mind. As you said, Soccer has had betting sponsors forever and I am not sure the Spanish government for example cares about the welfare of its betting soccer fans as the United States does, so I agree that there aren't many parallels to be drawn between the implementation of regulation itself. In terms of it being unfair, while I certainly respect your perspective, I respectfully disagree in the sense that even if it can get better in the future, the practice you said might have "room for improvement" already has had enough adverse consequences in the past 6 years that the decision isn't worth it. But again, I don't work in the industry so I wanna stress this is just my opinion and that you definitely know far more about this topic than I do. I appreciate you taking the time to comment and read, even if you didnt agree with my perspective- it means alot.
I hope we see sports gambling advertisements banned similarly to tobacco ads, but I’m not optimistic.