On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Nelson Lopes <[email protected]> wrote:
> Gambling urges > > It is immaterial whether laws are put in place to stop gambling. People > will always find ways and means to circumvent the laws The thrill and the > vice of gambling will not deter the consequences > > IPL with its hype, glamour, glitz, parties and high profile individuals > mixing together adds another aspect to popularise the event. The Bollywood and > cricket are eternal friends and the bond is undeniable and strong. In fact > this other side of cricket has made it a huge success. The late night > parties have no meaning to the performance related parameters. It is > true that much before IPL, there was betting in all aspects of the game > of cricket, percolating down to small towns and villages. There was money > to made and lost too, but the thrill was not controllable. IPL has only > added a force multiplier and with huge betting’s in lakhs and thousands > and with a wide spread of bookies making it most convenient. The trust is > very high in this gambling on phones, even without actual money transfers > and no one hears of cheating or undercutting and that makes it very popular > pastime. Many have suddenly hit jackpots of unprecedented stakes and > others have simultaneously been ruined The desire and urge for gambling > will always continue, till such individuals decide to call off It appears > that there is more quick money to be made in betting’s than on share > trading The rich and powerful are largely attracted to take pot-shots with > black money power to spare and splurge > > Already some famous names doing rounds is an indication of how deep the > malaise is and how IPL has fuelled this greed to get rich quickly with > thrill The dons have distanced themselves in this activity since long , if > one is to believe their public protestations to exonerate themselves for > sullying their name and dragging them in this cess pool of crime .Will > the advice to regularise betting stop the curse ?Matka betting is > flourishing under different forms operated by different individuals, > including local flavours that fill the void. Millions lose great sums on > daily basis round the year and yet none sees its implications or need to > come down with iron hand. In fact the law enforcing agencies on the sly, > deceitfully, encourage it for personal gains. All attempts have come to > naught and there is resignation in despair to accept it as inevitable .The > attempts to regularise prostitution to curb the menace has met with similar > fate . > > The greatest tragedy is that the outcomes are manipulated to rig the final > results. The fans who gather at the stadiums after paying through their > nose are a disappointed lot. The spirit of the game, which is almost a > religion on India, is destroying the pleasure of participation The > magnitude of betting in recent times has taken a disproportionate scale > > Betting has invaded the election results with all types of permutations > and combinations, yet we are pretending to be blind, burying our head in > the sand like the ostrich It is now ascertained that the virus has spread > to International football matches across the continents with the same > scale. The local matches are not immune to betting. In fact it is open and > daring and no one bothers at bookies waving wards of notes. One wonders > what aspect of human engagements is free from speculating fans thronging at > the venues. It is evident that lure of games is subservient to the urge of > betting and then accordingly cheering their rivals goading them to deliver > What about the betting on cock fights taking place at street corners? Is it > in anyway not another form of gambling? The famous , popular bull fights > was it not an avenue for betting ? Those that flocked from far and wide in > drones was only to cash on betting. The cruelty to animals and the risks > involved to the spectators were of no consequence Is it not true, that an > MP in Goa .won the elections on the assurance of restarting bull fights as > popular sports and never was able fulfil his promise of treachery The only > form of accepted sports for betting was horse racing, which today has > slipped into coma and lost its lustre and shine. There are other forms of > sports for betting like dog race, car race, camel race, you name , which > offer the thrill and opportunity for those who want to satisfy this urge > to splurge with the motive of gain > > Punters are ready to back on any event and the bookies merely satisfy this > want and in the bargain make a killing It has taken the form of profession, > providing avenues for many to be part of this system with a win a win > situation After the dust and din has settled down with all hue and cry, it > will be back to square one with and business as usual. IPL in India is > the biggest carnival of fun and frolic with high and mighty, bold and > beautiful rubbing shoulders with each other. It does not enhance the > quality of the game, but is an avenue to milk money at the best. The fools > are those who think IPL is a cricket to cherish as sports. As in the past > some sacrificial lambs will be shown the door to show that action has been > taken and some new regulations put in place to placard the rising > sentiments of spectators > > Nelson Lopes Chinchinim >
