@MackayBets@Bayes_Baller@The_Davos_Man They're balanced by the weight of the odds.
British people have a much stronger gambling culture than Americans do. This is nothing to be proud of
@Bayes_Baller@The_Davos_Man Sounds American. This isn't a thing in football betting (at least not in the UK). The margins are slimmer and the volume is larger
@edwardobanano@kartoffel3_14@The_Davos_Man Individual punters can beat the bookies. Punters as a whole cannot. As soon as the smart money sniffs any value the odds shift and the margin keeps the bookies on top no matter what. They will limit the side of the market with too much lumped on too
@iwantthemfree@BitterMarxist@sunsetJhesus 21st century social attitudes among common people in the middle east have absolutely nothing to do with British colonialism.
@queerboyrising@sunsetJhesus It's not indifference. They find the idea of their sons becoming gay to be immensely shameful. Gay men are considered to be subhuman by most people in the third world