Drivers would not be able to fix it so they win but they could fix it so they lose.
I do not plan to. Good advice.
This is starting to sound like some kind of Hollywood Movie plot Conspiricy Theory. Compairing gambling on NHRA (or any other Drag Race) to Major Gambling events is a whole lot closer to betting on a BINGO game at your local Catholic Church than it is at the Super Bowl - the Kentucky Derby or the World Series. Who is going to pay anyone enough money to lose a round of Drag Racing that they have a better chance of losing than winning anyway. The closest thing to "Laying Down" in Drag Racing is probably Team Orders in the way of Smoking the tires or Red Light / being Late. Also with the coverage on Line or Delayed TV you (anyone) would be better off to start a (pool) and plan on throwing your Money away that way. I would BET that the potential number of High Rollers involved here is pretty close to ZERO or at least single digits.
Unless you’re betting on Gage Herrera to win!!
But who is going to catch them MLB, NFL, NBA, ect all have their own security force to watch for things like gambling on the games. They watch the lines to see how much is bet, where the bet was placed and so on. I am pretty sure NHRA does not have that kind of security force.
Where a lot of the gambling probes come from is the Sportsbooks themselves. I will use the NBA and Javontay Porter. He was in with some bettors. He told them to be a large amount on him to play poorly. So they bet 10k on Porter getting under 3.5 rebounds. Porter then left the game after 3 minutes with an illness. The bettor won the money. However it raised a red flag. Rarely is there a big money bet on a marginal player. An investigation was launched and eventually led to Porter getting caught and banned
Unfortunately there isn’t much money to be won. Gage is-425. So you have to be $425 on Gage to profit $100. While he is the closest to a sure thing that there is, not sure it’s worth the risk. However you can bet $10 on Richard Gadson (+2000) and if he wins you pocket $200 profit. He will eventually lose this year. Of course that will be the week I bet on him. lol
Yes the racers, team members and NHRA employees are aware of the ramifications if they wager on any drag race. Not sure if they had to sign anything but they have been made aware of it.
Athletes get death threats if they tie their shoes wrong. It's more of commentary on the state of our society in the age online trolling than it is on gambling. The caveman approach so many people are taking to this is truly staggering and shows how out of touch many people are. Gambling as been around for centuries, this is nothing new. The only thing that has changed is the ease of being able to place a bet and the number of available outlets to do so. All of the online sportsbooks have a vested interest in ensuring a level playing field for their product, which is why ALL of them monitor usage and look for irregularities on a constant basis. With the amount of competition for the consumer dollar in this field, it is paramount that these companies assist the leagues/sanctioning bodies in making sure that the playing field is level or else they will quickly find themselves out of business.
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