@PardonMyTake "The necessities" followed up by 4 iron, which is definitely the least necessary club in the bag, and then the 5 iron, which is the closest club to that...pure gold
@cptdankkk I think someone who has the following could play on "some tour" with 3 years of dedicated training:
- 99.9th percentile athleticism
- 6' 2" frame
- Possibly most accurate athlete ever
- Already a +2 handicap or better
- 175 mph ball speed
- Not too old at 38
- Access to $300M
@JewishMcCaffrey I usually don't draft this early or do slows, but have done ~15 slows across DK and UD to get promos this year. I'm kinda shocked the data doesn't heavily lean against them based on what I've seen. Higher % of sharp drafters, next to 0 ADP value, even more RB/QB-hungry lobbies
@DKSports@DraftKings Love to see DK proudly advertising a cashout offer thatโs about $40K worse than a manual hedge (that would have $45K in vig built in)
@unusual_whales Signature of AI is going to be the CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI, and NVIDIA saying yes to every speaking opportunity and constantly feeling the need to predict global phenomena like they're god
One of the weirdest trends over the last few years is how so many old dudes have seemingly dedicated their lives to going on every single podcast possible and just blabbing on about god knows what and making up one story after another
Kevin O'Leary explains the insane reality of finding a 160 million dollar original Picasso hanging above a toilet.
During a formal lunch at a castle, he found an original oil painting right over the sink. The owner told him her husband used to buy a painting a week for "500 francs whatever it took for his girlfriend and him to pay their rent" because Picasso was broke.
He points out the crazy math of holding "the piece uniques" over time. Buying direct from Picasso back then for hundreds of francs turned into an asset where "That thing's worth 160 million bucks now."
He notes that securing "that original Picasso oil or the original oil Warhol" is where the real money is made.
When you hold those unique assets, "Even though you paid $10 million for it it's gonna worth be worth 25 million 10 years later."
I'm generally-pro gambling, but there's absolutely 0 reason for Kalshi and Polymarket to exist. Minor benefits to society of helping predict/forecast events majorly offset by these platforms existing basically just to circumvent gambling laws and enable/encourage insider trading
I usually don't comment too much on media reporting on prediction markets. But the lies being spread are getting out of control.
It's always healthy to debate new products and safety concerns, but smear campaigns against Kalshi and prediction markets are off the rails. We support nationwide regulations for ads and marketing of prediction markets; meanwhile, the American Gaming Association called proposed nationwide ad restrictions a "slap in the face" and opposed them.
I am not surprised casinos are spreading lies against prediction markets. Theyโve spent decades and hundreds of millions of dollars fighting back against federal standards for advertising and consumer protection, and more recently fighting back against market integrity in sports.
Kalshi has done more to ban minors on its platform than most gambling platforms. Here are some of our measures:
KYC with SSN and selfie verification at signup
Face ID on by default
2FA when signing in
Parent ID check portal
How many of these measures do casinos or OSBs implement? Ask any state representative how conversations about Face IDs have gone with the gambling companies: a bill gets put forward, gambling companies spend millions to squash it, and nothing ever changes. If the casinos want to protect consumers, they would look to embrace much-needed nationwide, uniform regulation.
There are constructive debates to be had about marketing, but pretending that casinos and the gambling industry are a model for platform safety or proper regulation is not serious. Currently, only 2 out of 40 states that allow OSBs also require them to gate minors from their social media advertising. Why? OSBs have been lobbying against these kinds of requirements for a decade. BetMGM sent 3000 marketing emails directly to minors in February of this year.
Kalshi is not perfect. But we are working to address these kinds of challenges and set a new standard for our industry. Instead of smears, let's pass nationwide legislation to ban minor marketing and make safer platforms: face IDs, selfie verification, parent portals, etc. We support updated uniform laws and regulations that will increase platform safety. If we all care about customers, then letโs work together to get nationwide safety bills like this passed.
@ACumbow It feels like no matter how much players get paid, this is still going to be his schtick. It's gone from 0-100 and he talks as if no progress has been made. Also completely fails to mention that players are paid like pros but with no cap structure or real contractual obligations
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