Paul Pierce "drowning financially" after earning $200m over basketball career

[86MaxwellSmart]

Gambler...and The NBA now legalizes it....good job Adam Silver.

[Celtics4ever]

Gambling and sports betting is a huge problem for the younger generations.  Gen Z and Millennials account for 88% of online betting activity, driven by the rise of smartphone sportsbooks, prediction markets, and in-game gambling feature.

I know Paul is gen X.  A lot of these athletes find it as medium of competition once they retire.

[Neurotic Guy]

Gambling and sports betting is a huge problem for the younger generations.  Gen Z and Millennials account for 88% of online betting activity, driven by the rise of smartphone sportsbooks, prediction markets, and in-game gambling feature.

I know Paul is gen X.  A lot of these athletes find it as medium of competition once they retire.

Great point. I do not have addictive tendencies but gambling is the one thing I can feel the pull. I feel it on those rare occasions that i visit a casino. I stay away from sports betting because I think it would cause me more anxiety than joy.  If gambling was as accessible to me when I was young as it is to Gen Z and millennials, probably would have had a hard time avoiding the pull of it. 

Boomers like me (prior generations) had their troubles as well, eating, drinking, gambling, etc. Just not as much money to throw around.

[Roy H.]

Gambling and sports betting is a huge problem for the younger generations.  Gen Z and Millennials account for 88% of online betting activity, driven by the rise of smartphone sportsbooks, prediction markets, and in-game gambling feature.

I know Paul is gen X.  A lot of these athletes find it as medium of competition once they retire.

Great point. I do not have addictive tendencies but gambling is the one thing I can feel the pull. I feel it on those rare occasions that i visit a casino. I stay away from sports betting because I think it would cause me more anxiety than joy.  If gambling was as accessible to me when I was young as it is to Gen Z and millennials, probably would have had a hard time avoiding the pull of it. 

Boomers like me (prior generations) had their troubles as well, eating, drinking, gambling, etc. Just not as much money to throw around.

I was at a legal conference this weekend and learned that gambling addicts have the highest suicide rate among all addictions.  I think that it was probably better when it was more contained and less accessible.