Quote from: Cointxz on Today at 02:18:48 PM

Quote from: kotajikikox on Today at 01:53:07 PM

The sports industry does not only consist of athletes and managers. There are also the reporters or journalists. They are the ones who go to watch live sports and report trackside or from the studio. They follow the season and the athletes. They are the ones who build a narrative and share it to the public. It got me thinking whether they do sports betting or not and uses whatever inside information they have. Or do they spread something just to bet something different? If you were a sports journalist, would you enjoy betting on the sports you report on?

It depends on the agreement on the job since employer usually have a terms and conditions for this kind of job in relation to gambling since some companies might consider this as conflict of interest because your job is to create report about sports which you have inside information that might give a huge impact on the betting once released to the public,

If assuming there will be no conflict of interest. I will probably placed bet considering that I do already analyze the game and watch it closely.

i think it depends on the rules of the company itself because most times they kinda see it as conflict of interest!! as a sports journalist you already have some inside information or details that can maybe positively influence betting so many employers don’t allow it at all. they want you to focus only on reporting and not mixing it with gambling. But if there is no restriction, i don’t see anything wrong in placing bets because you are already studying the games closely, analyzing the players, watching the season from start to finish. with all that privileged knowledge!! come on it is natural you would feel more confident to bet since you understand the game better than an average person out there. i guess it still depends on luck!! but at least you know you are betting with some knowledge and not just guessing.