Is because gambling has become legal in the US. There is now a massive wave of new gambling addicts who are walking around with a portable casino in their pockets - and that casino allows all these squares to also have a good moan on twitter when they lose.
It's not because the public suddenly got wise - it's because more idiots are gambling than ever, and these johnny come latelys haven't paid their dues. Their mommy's told them they were winners and they can't stomach the fact life isn't fair.
I said before the game every square I knew was on the Bengals. And I almost was. Then I realized I was overreacting to the Bills game (and Mahomes injury). Similar to the way I overreacted to the Bengals unimpressive performance vs Baltimore and thought the Bills would wax them.
I've made a lot of dumb bets I'm no genius but I saw that trap and avoided it. One thing I've also learned over the years is often when I thought that a team was ripe for a fade or ripe for a play on, and it didn't work out, that many times I was just a week early and if I stuck with the strategy next week it would come in. Most bettors give up after that loss with the bitter taste in their mouth they can't stomach backing a team that messed up or going against a team that just beat the bricks off a team they playe on.
Don't do that. Don't have 'last week's game' syndrome.
In saying that, I've been saying the last 2 years the game is rigged, but not rigged in the way people think - it's rigged not for one team to win or lose but for the game to be exciting. Nailbiters is what they want and they manufacture it where they can for sure.
That's why I'm stepping away after this year. It's an entertainment league and usually comes down to the last drive. You rarely see teams holding leads even big ones (ahem, Chargers). The Eagles did it last 2 games but look at their games vs Detroit and a few others they stopped scoring 2nd half.
I finally decided it's pointless to cap games only to have it all come down to what flags are called on the last drive, and whether the winning teams prevent defense leads to a pick or a TD. If I come back betting on football I'll be just playing on dogs because the whole 'keep the game close' agenda favors that, and I will only play a few games. Like a sniper lol
But in the main I just see how dumb it is to bet on this game and then blame the refs when you lose, crying it's rigged. Life is not fair and the NFL wants eyes on screens til the end, that's what matters to them, not your bet.
And guess what else, no matter how many times an idiot man loses on that late game BS or a bad call, they'll still be reloading that account over and over and barely ever withdrawing.
This was just to easy!
great point about gambling transactions into bank accounts. This will absolutely affect people trying to get credit/loans/mortgage in the future. 
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