Is betting good for footy

[AOK]

I personally feel that all the talk of betting on 3AW is bad for the game. Gerard Daffy from that betting joint has become a fixture on thursdays.

It's not good for kids to be hearing this stuff all the time. Next they'll be betting in the school yard. In fact my son regulary has a $2 bet with a teacher on the Pies V Saints games. I don't approve.
What are your thoughts?

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Gambling isn't good for anything ..... I think I'll leave it at that.

 

[-WWJD-]

Oh come on it's good fun...when I was about 8 I used to have bets with the people I went to the footy with over who would kick the first goal. When your playing someone like Carlton and you know your gonna win by a mile, it adds a bit of life to the game

 

[lozstar]

As long as you aren't betting with money that you don't have, I don't see anything wrong with it.

I'm always having bets with my dad on the footy (im constantly losing, but thats beside the point )

 

[evertonfc]

On moral grounds, yes, it's bad.

But, ffs, if enjoyed in moderation, it's fine.

If parents have done an adequate job in raising in their children to distinguish what's reasonable and and what's not when it comes to finances, it won't be an issue.

I've been putting bets on since I was 10, but still find that more than $5 per match is big price to pay.

I won't blow more than $25 in a day at the races.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Betting on a game before it is played is one thing, but they should never allow betting on the Brownlow Medal. The race has already been run, and there are people out there who already know the winner/s. It opens itself up to all kinds of corruption. It's a bit like running the Melbourne Cup and then inviting people to bet 5 minutes after the race.

 

[-WWJD-]

Originally posted by Adelaide Hawk
Betting on a game before it is played is one thing, but they should never allow betting on the Brownlow Medal.

But then I wouldn't have won my cash for backing Roo at the start of the season and looking like a genius...ok ok I do it every year because the guy had to win one sooner or later...but that's beside the point.

 

[AOK]

I agree, a couple of small bets between mates is not a problem. But it appears to be becoming a major part of AFL. The odds are published in the papers and 3AW gives it a big run. I get annoyed cos I don't understand any of the jargon.

 

[DaveW]

It's not bad for footy.

People are entitled to spend there money any way they like.