Source: Chris Weeks / Getty Sports fans everywhere are rejoicing after news broke that the Supreme Court voted to legalize sports gambling. Even though folks have been doing it for years, of course Uncle Sam and them had to get in on it as a way to encourage tourism and tax revenue. Continuing to outlaw sports gambling would be the height of stupidity in our state. The tax revenue stream alone would be worth billions. You can buy a cookie full of weed but you can’t bet $20 on the Seahawks to beat the Bears? — Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr) May 14, 2018 That means the value of sports teams has doubled and folks will soon be betting on college games while smoking blunts in public, with no consequences. Those who already love gambling and are balling financially get to ball even harder and make a new revenue stream just off bets. Like Birdman . He once lost $2 million betting that the Miami Heat would win the 2012 NBA Championships over the Dallas Mavericks. That same year he won $1 million betting on the Superbowl. You gotta play to win, and now you can do it without repercussion. Here are more celebs who will probably get richer now the sports gambling is legal: 50 Cent 50 is always betting hundreds of thousands of dollars on everything from boxing to college sports. Floyd Mayweather King of million dollar bets. Michael Jordan Big baller Mike bets most of his money on gold tournaments. Charles Barkley Barkley once admitted that his gambling problem costed him $10 million. via GIPHY
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