I'm not opposed to sports betting, but I believe it's had a detrimental effect on sports, particularly football, which is immensely popular in my country. It is with dismay that I have noticed that there is not a single sports show or podcast that doesn't have its listeners or viewers bombarded with gambling ads, "odds," and discussions about whether the line should be -3.5 or -2.5 by the pundits, hosts, and commentators.
What vexes me the most is that as a viewer or listener who tunes in to hear these individuals talk about the sport, the players, the clubs, and generally everything about the game, they instead spend the majority of their time diverting attention away from the sport their audiences actually care about.
Right now, I would rather read news commentary or simply lower my expectations of them. Totally insane.