This is not an easy subject to talk about within gambling as a whole. As someone very wise said to me recently; ‘Its funny how everyone seems to draw the line just above whatever it is they do’.
Lets’ be very clear that it doesn’t really matter what area of gambling you work within, you have to accept that it is a very morally questionable industry to be involved with. The whole industry is in essence funded by people losing money and therefore losing gamblers.
No area within the industry is exempt. Do not think for one moment that because you are in engineering or marketing or operations or the cleaner that it makes any difference. You ultimately earn your wage from people losing money.
The same applies for racing tv presenters, tipsters, racing journalists etc. Whole industries are dependant upon the general public losing money. It is just an uncomfortable truth you have to deal with when you are a pro punter. Your success is often at other peoples expense. It doesn’t matter if you are winning at bookmakers/exchanges/poker tables. They are all funded in essence by losing punters.
From a personal POV I think games of skill are very much fair game and if you beat someone else, so be it. We are all grown ups and that’s just life. The only thing I really object to are games that are highly likely to see the individual lose in the long run. By that I am really talking about casinos and similar. See where I have drawn my moral compass. Just where it suits me! If you don’t like the morals in the industry you have to make decisions. No one forces you to work in it.
That being said I do think that are different levels of morality within the industry. Those who benefit directly from affiliate deals and alike where they earn money on the amount people lose really need to have a look at themselves. An abhorrent practice.
You do just have to accept that if you are going to do this job for a living that there are some very uncomfortable truths along the way. To pretend otherwise does you no favours and the only person you are kidding is yourself.
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