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?
We don't know but here's the logic, if the players are even betting on or against themselves. What is the percentage of them as reporters who's got the firsthand news that they're reporting. So, I think there is a slight chance that they do and if they do that, no one cares as they're only doing their jobs.
But if there is an oath that they shouldn't do that then they're violating it or if there is a clause in their contracts that they are not allowed to do it and it's a bannable offense, they'd stll violate it without no one knowing it.