I am a basketball junkie, I enjoy watching it, I played it and coached it. March means the NCAA tournament and basketball all day for a while, so it makes me quite happy. Others know it simply as March Madness.
However, what worries me is the amount of betting and wagering on these games. I haven’t found an article yet. I am curious to see the estimates for how much is being wagered on the NCAA tournament. I would bet it is in the Hundreds of Millions at the end of it all. I won’t give you much grief if you want to spend $5 on an office pool. However, remember you have decided to give that money away!
I grow weary of standing on this soapbox about squandering your hard-earned money on betting, lotteries, and gambling in general. You worked hard for this money. Do you really want to just blow it? Do you want to ruin watching a great basketball game because you put a bet on it? Every time I wager on a game, I lose track of the game. I worry more about my "bet." What is the point of watching the game, then? I'll get off my soapbox now.
Don't ruin watching exciting basketball games by putting a bet on them!
