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In response to "Gambling is not cheating, so it obviously gets a very low degree." by TFox

And show me a test to see if a player or coach is gambling. You can't. If a player gambles and is caught

Posted by TWuG Aug 4 '09, 19:07

there's no way you can ever trust that player again. That dropped fly? Was it a real drop or a drop to help beat the spread? You'll never know. And that hurts the game in ways other cheating doesn't.

If a player roids and is caught, you can test him every 6 weeks and if he's clean, then you know you're getting whatever game he has to give.

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Unless the player is taking a substance like HGH which cannot be detected with current drug tests -- nm - Redmond Aug 4, 19:10
So, in your world, the uncertainty of knowing whether or not the integrity of the game has been compromised is worse than knowing it has been? -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 19:10 4
- Every game a gambler plays in is tainted, whether cheating takes place or not. - TWuG Aug 4, 19:16 3
  - so in other words, the answer to my question is yes. - znufrii Aug 4, 19:19
  - ooh, experiment: i bet you $5 you'll flip heads. now flip a coin. is it heads? - TFox Aug 4, 19:17 1
    - You can never trust a gambler to play his best game. If playing poorly gets him more than playing well, he'll play poorly. - TWuG Aug 4, 20:00

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And show me a test to see if a player or coach is gambling. You can't. If a player gambles and is caught

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