Real Basketball

[3rd & Inches]

I'm talking about Golden State vs San Antonio right now bitches.

[IronEagle]

I'm talking about Golden State vs San Antonio right now bitches.

The gambling is what makes "March Madness" so popular.

[3rd & Inches]

It felt like playoff basketball.

[TerpEagle]

The gambling is what makes "March Madness" so popular.

Just like most professional sports?

[IronEagle]

Just like most professional sports?

More so here.

Also, NCAA and unpaid athletes. Corrupt system to the core, kinda like FIFA, except there the athletes get paid.

[TerpEagle]

More so here. Also, NCAA and unpaid athletes.

I won't argue that gambling isn't a part of the allure of the tournament. And I definitely won't argue that it's gambling on amateurs that are being compensated below their market value compared to professionals.

However, the numbers suggest that it's far less of the allure compared to the Super Bowl.

I think a big part of the March Madness draw is the possibility of upsets and number of games. And I assume that most of the gambling is in the form of brackets, not single game wagers like other sports.

Here are the numbers though.


The AGA estimates 9.2 billion has been wagered this year on March Madness.

https://www.americangaming.org/newsr...2-billion-year

Now, that is spread over 67 games. The average viewers for a March Madness game last year was 11.3 million. The championship game averaged 28 million viewers.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/articl...rship-22-years


So, with 67 games you're talking about 750 million viewers for ~9 billion dollars - that's about $12/viewer.



Super Bowl betting is more significant when you consider it's a single game and an estimated 4.2 billion was gambled on it in 2015. The Super Bowl had 115 millions viewers. So ~ $37 /viewer.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...201-story.html

[IronEagle]

I won't argue that gambling isn't a part of the allure of the tournament. And I definitely won't argue that it's gambling on amateurs that are being compensated below their market value compared to professionals.

However, the numbers suggest that it's far less of the allure compared to the Super Bowl.

I think a big part of the March Madness draw is the possibility of upsets and number of games. And I assume that most of the gambling is in the form of brackets, not single game wagers like other sports.

Here are the numbers though.


The AGA estimates 9.2 billion has been wagered this year on March Madness.

https://www.americangaming.org/newsr...2-billion-year

Now, that is spread over 67 games. The average viewers for a March Madness game last year was 11.3 million. The championship game averaged 28 million viewers.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/articl...rship-22-years


So, with 67 games you're talking about 750 million viewers for ~9 billion dollars - that's about $12/viewer.



Super Bowl betting is more significant when you consider it's a single game and an estimated 4.2 billion was gambled on it in 2015. The Super Bowl had 115 millions viewers. So ~ $37 /viewer.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...201-story.html

I think you are trying to change the subject, which was "Real Basketball".

The NFL and the Super Bowl has nothing to do with basketball.

As far as basketball is concerned, at least in the NBA Championships it's not "one and done". There is a significantly better chance that the truly better team will advance.

I submit the NCAA "March Madness" is much more random and as such has more gambling appeal.

I'm done with this topic... refuse to get sucked into the Terp Vortex. I know when to cut my losses.

[TerpEagle]

I think you are trying to change the subject, which was "Real Basketball".

The NFL and the Super Bowl has nothing to do with basketball.

As far as basketball is concerned, at least in the NBA Championships it's not "one and done". There is a significantly better chance that the truly better team will advance.

I submit the NCAA "March Madness" is much more random and as such has more gambling appeal.

I'm done with this topic... refuse to get sucked into the Terp Vortex. I know when to cut my losses.

I posited that all sports are driven by gambling. My opinion is that the Super Bowl and March Madness are the two biggest sporting events in the United States so I compared the two.

March Madness compared to generic NBA games? I don't think that is driven primarily by gambling - it's a championship event competing against regular season games.

As for the vortex, I'm working on budget estimates for a proposal right no. You gave me a welcome distraction while I listen to the games on my PC.

[IronEagle]

I posited that all sports are driven by gambling. My opinion is that the Super Bowl and March Madness are the two biggest sporting events in the United States so I compared the two.

March Madness compared to generic NBA games? I don't think that is driven primarily by gambling - it's a championship event competing against regular season games.

As for the vortex, I'm working on budget estimates for a proposal right no. You gave me a welcome distraction while I listen to the games on my PC.

You win!

I concede!

[91EaglesD]

I posited that all sports are driven by gambling. My opinion is that the Super Bowl and March Madness are the two biggest sporting events in the United States so I compared the two.

March Madness compared to generic NBA games? I don't think that is driven primarily by gambling - it's a championship event competing against regular season games.

As for the vortex, I'm working on budget estimates for a proposal right no. You gave me a welcome distraction while I listen to the games on my PC.

Well done!