Sports Betting Legalization

Discussions revolve around the recent legalization of sports betting in the US, debates on whether it was a mistake, its economic impacts, societal harms, and calls for bans or restrictions.

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ThrowawayTestr Sep 21, 2022 View on HN

Interesting that sports betting is allowed.

gnabgib Sep 24, 2024 View on HN

Original source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/legal-spor... (5 points) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41626714

ChrisArchitect Sep 25, 2025 View on HN

(2024)Discussion then on other url:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42110194and Related:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistakehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41659458Should Sports Betting Be Banned?https

ChrisArchitect Oct 1, 2024 View on HN

Related:Legalizing sports gambling was a mistakehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41659458

_1729 Sep 29, 2025 View on HN

A deep dive into the economics of sportsbooks, why they ban the best bettors, and how the law protects this.

robocat Jun 8, 2020 View on HN

That could run fowl of gambling laws? Depending on jurisdiction and details.

musicale Jul 16, 2025 View on HN

Maybe legalizing sports betting wasn't such a great idea after all.

adw Jul 7, 2025 View on HN

It’s legal gambling (same as the retail crypto and stock trades in the US). I’d expect that the legalisation of sports markets in the US has meaningfully moved exploitable punters out of the markets and into the bookmakers.

ChrisArchitect Nov 11, 2024 View on HN

Related:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistakehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41659458

Paul-ish Nov 27, 2017 View on HN

In the USA advertising cigarettes through certain mediums is illegal. I wonder if the same could be done for sports betting.