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?
If they find a good bet with good odds, then sure. But i am fairly sure that they don't follow sport books any more then average player. And they are probably focusing on the matches they are covering, instead of looking for value bets all around.
And i don't think that many of them would have inside information more then is available on the internet for everyone looking at that.
But answer to that question. I probably wouldn't bet more then i am betting today, as i would get money for just reporting it. So putting my time and making it quality reporting would be worth more to me.
Investing time into improving on your reporting is a better use of your time than focusing on gambling as a reporter. If there was really any competitive edge that reporters have from gambling, it would have probably already been a thing that the most successful of gamblers will be reporters based on the competitive edge that they have.
If I were a sport journalist, I will not allow myself be under any illusion that I have a sort of edge.