Andy Flores

This is one of the worst displays of biased journalism I’ve ever encountered. There was zero education given to this man and he was wagering somebody else’s money with no consequence of loss. There was no talk in his article about the extent of his research, money management techniques or seeking out information about what to avoid. His solution after losing half his company’s money was to go all in on a Super Bowl bet that lost. This guy never once talks about his process, metrics, factors he considers important when handicapping any sport, and now draws prediction markets into it by cautioning betting on the Oscars or the weather. There was no personal governor put on his unit size, leagues he would bet on or avoid, or how much time he would spend gambling each day/week. An attempt to correlate gambling with some subtle changes in health was made. There was no talk about how many Big Mac sandwiches he ate during this six months, now many workouts he went to or missed, or how much he worked at his job, all of which have a significant effect on one’s health. Frankly I’m embarrassed that someone will review this journalistic material and automatically assume gambling and those associated with it are bad/stupid/immature or something else negative. There are more addictive or dangerous substances sold to you at the gas station, fast food restaurants or provided by doctors but yet gambling takes it in the shorts via the media. I ain’t buying this one. This experiment was so badly flubbed up. This is not a personal attack on the writer who went through this experiment. His company set him up to fail and now people will be mislead everywhere he speaks on the subject.