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cricket3

cricket3

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Do people not realize those sites are essentially the same thing as the lottery? You're essentially picking people instead of number. Sure there's a minimal amount of skill involved but it's 95% luck.
 
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krazykats

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wildcatadam6 said:
Ha. Don't put anything past the Feds.
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MLB owns part of one while NBA owns a part of the other, not sure which, and several large corporations have stake in the game at this point. You get that kind of backing, coupled with the taxes levied and the general public outcry against shutting it down and you'd have a huge mess of legal matter to dissolve. Not worth it in the end when the govt would be just fine if they got a bump from the new phenomenon.

There just isn't enough old money being affected to fight daily fantasy sites.
 
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wildcat1973_rivals160373

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WilliamJ said:
Do people not realize those sites are essentially the same thing as the lottery? You're essentially picking people instead of number. Sure there's a minimal amount of skill involved but it's 95% luck.
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Not really. Most of the big winners over time will be people using computer algorithms. The little guy will get squeezed out. Sure, they will sneak through time to time, and those sites will push those winners, but the big paydays will be to the "pros".
 
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HossCat73_rivals

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GrandePdre said:
What are the chances of the Federal Government stepping in and making those sites illegal like they did with online poker?
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They won't as long as they dont sell their bets, but I'm sure their legal team is top notch, tho.

~45's link is blocked here at work, but I'd be interested in knowing what the takeout is on the winning payout. Is that percentage/info included in there?

~As a member in good standing with the degenerate horse player union, this is quite a topic for concern in the industry. Only thing they can counter with is a Pick-6 carryover (SoCal tracks typically) or a guaranteed pick-4 or pick 5 on big days where the pools can get into low 7 figures for both wagers.

/To Hell with Florida.
 
cawoodsct

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Is this our helmet for Saturday night?



Or maybe the darker ones here?
http://collegespun.com/sec/kentucky...ng-standard-chrome-and-blue-chrome-variations
 
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It's probably the blue chrome.

Rumblings of chrome + Drummond saying it would be a new helmet + UK saying wear BLUE.
 
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Mattox

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I do not think they will completely ban those sites outright. What I think we'll see is a crackdown on the claims they're making and a requirement of a stronger emphasis on the odds of actually winning. Once the general public has been made aware of the real odds of winning anything of substance, then have at it. Right now the advertising makes it appear as if people are winning millions on the regular. Of course for decades Ed McMahon was all over TV with a giant cardboard check, so WTF do I know.
 
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Was wondering why they wouldn't save the BLACKOUT for the Tennessee game, since it's being played on Halloween night and whatnot.
 
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Dennis Reynolds

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Yahoo is now offering a similar product DraftKings, so the view is that it will remain legal. Government could always crack down though, since it is pretty much gamboling. Techincally it is considered a game of skill, not chance/luck.
 
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joeyrupption

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What other unenforceable trademarks would you guys like to see on our helmets?

Please provide an exhaustive list.
 
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UKraziest

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Btothe4th said:
Taking my old man with me for his first "real" UK football game. Sure he's been to half a dozen or so games but he's never got to experience an atmosphere like we're expecting Saturday. Knowing there was no way we could have done this when I was growing up due to funds/farm/overtime it really makes me happy to get to share it with him. What will just be awesome is a few years from now when I get to take him and my boy to his first game. #whywedothis
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Hopefully the renovations included an all you can eat hot dog buffet.
 
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