Comment by sheepcow

I think the blame falls much more squarely on powerful individuals like Adam Silver[1] and the companies that lobbied for this[2] than on society as a whole.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/opinion/nba-commissioner-...

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/business/sports-betting-l...