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Quote from: DubemIfedigbo001 on August 19, 2025, 02:11:36 PM

Sports betting like we all know has contributed very well to reshaping the sports industry and increased engagements on sports activities.

It has increased viewership which comes not just from supporters watching matches for pleasure purposes but because most of them have financially invested in the outcome of the matches, players performance among others. The availability of sports betting apps on mobile versions comes in handy as some gamblers would want to be present and view the progress of the match before betting on various outcomes. These engagements are some sort of more revenue to the clubs.

Partnerships and sponsorships from betting platforms have opened more revenue sources to the industry and also more engagements in sports activities as the sports industry leverage on the betting platform audience both physically and online while the platform benefits more visibility and increased patronage.

Online platforms like twitter and Facebook have become hubs for gamblers to engage in discussions about sports and share predictions among themselves while following up on new developments about clubs both offline and online to be in the know and make better predictions, these offline and online follow-ups bring more revenue and engagement to the sports industry.

On the negatives, sports betting has given rise to the concern of match fixing and other unfair practices in sports activities, it has also led to vices and brutality among fans who may transfer aggression from lost bets on opposing fans celebrating and this has caused brutality in many places.

Sports betting has handed the sports industry a good economic boost and engagement as well as dealt it some negatives.

Let's discuss ways that sports betting has impacted the sports industry.

There are some good and bad ways sports betting has impacted the sports industry:

Good ways: Increased viewership and engagement from in-play betting, because the money of the fans is tied to the predictions, which keeps fans glued to the games in real time. Also, the revenue from partnerships and sponserships with the betting companies has been growing and growing.

But there are also negative aspects like: the athletes who face harassment from the bettors due to their negative performance. Also, match fixing and manipulation has taken on new dimensions thanks to growing pressure by the betting companies.

Yeah I agree that positive impact of sports betting will increase the viewership and engagement because it makes each games became more exciting. This is backed with data's https://rg.org/research/cultural/influence-of-sports-betting-on-viewership since people always look for something excitement and betting on sports they are watching makes everything fun to watch.

The downside of this is the same as what we have heard on news that some players like you have said will try to manipulate the game. Like this incident happened on NBA https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2025-06-30/beasley-gambling-investigation