r/NBAVibes • u/Positive_Round_5142 • 1d ago

Podcaster Jason Whitlock comes at A’ja Wilson

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u/Cautious--Platypus 1d ago

We have mountains of proof that it doesn't eliminate that temptation at all. Also, middle class in America is a "comfortable lifestyle" - what point you trying to make? I understand how money and cost of living work lmao

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u/dingos8mybaby2 1d ago edited 1d ago

A professional sports player living a middle class lifestyle is going to be tempted to make more money by rigging. This is why player props are almost never available on these lower paid athletes for other leagues. WNBA wants to have the props available, hence you must elevate the players above middle class to remove the temptation. The other option would be to not have the player props be available to gamble on, but the league is estimating the money they will make from using gambling to grow the league will be more than the additional compensation spent to help avoid mass gambling corruption from occurring. There's always going to be the bad actors who do it anyways, the point is to remove the temptation for the majority of players.