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Friday, March 22, 2024

The Time for Ethical Gambling

With the arrival of the annual NCAA March Madness basketball contest and its ubiquitous brackets, it's worth reconsidering the ethics of sports gambling. This subject is particularly relevant to Booster Gold, who as we all know, after being run out of college athletics because of a points-shaving scandal, traveled back to the past to become idolized and wealthy using stolen goods and knowledge.

At its core, gambling is a business transaction in which the "winner" takes the money of the "loser." So long as 1) both sides have access to the same information about the event they are gambling on, 2) neither side has any unequal influence on the event itself, and 3) both sides can afford to lose their stake without causing hardship, there are no ethical concerns.

That's all pretty straightforward. So long as they are aware of the rules, the self-sufficient outsider with a rooting interest should be allowed to gamble freely against like competition with no ethical qualms. But what if one or more of those conditions are violated, knowingly or otherwise?

With his future origins, Booster Gold has access to knowledge that is out of reach of the temporally locked gambler, so any bet he makes with that knowledge would be inherently unethical. As an active time traveler, Booster might — intentionally or otherwise — create rippling changes in time that could unethically alter any event. And while Booster would be willing to lose anything he bets, if he takes in winnings through a service that hasn’t properly vetted the gamblers who took the losing position, can he be sure that his actions aren't contributing to someone else's hardship?

Certainly, there are situations in which Booster Gold can gamble without tarnishing his Justice League bona fides. But, as they say, with great power comes greater responsibility.

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Please gamble responsibly, ladies and gentlemen.

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

What Fans Want

We know that Booster was gambling as recently as 52. But surely our hero has turned over a new leaf in the New 52, right?

Last week's poll question: Does Booster Gold still gamble on football? (46 votes)

Does Booster Gold still gamble on football?

After Comic-Con, Dan DiDio said he was working on a new Booster Gold comic. Maybe we could help him out by telling him what we want to read.

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

I Could Quit Any Time I Wanted

As Mel Brooks once said, "hope for the best, expect the worst."

Last week's poll question: Do you think we will see Booster Gold reappear in the DCnU before 2014? (47 votes)

Do you think we will see Booster Gold reappear in the DCnU before 2014?

With the American football season less than a month away, those who enjoy to gamble on the sport are already sharpening their skills with around the clock media coverage. Do you think that includes Booster Gold?

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Monday, September 13, 2010

Welcome to Football Season

Starting this past weekend, both the college and professional football seasons are underway. Millions of Americans are gambling millions of dollars on these sports. Hopefully, this does not include any star quarterbacks who may become publicly disgraced, forcing them to steal museum exhibits and travel back in time to find a new path to public acceptance. That would be a tragedy.

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