There is a suggestion that betting in sports be legalized. Personally, I find merit in the suggestion. But even then there should be no nexus or deal with sports person. There is risk of sports events losing genuineness in that case.
This is legal in many countries and doing successfully. You might have heard them using 'I would not put my money on' as a common phrase. But here in our country where every thing including child's milk is contaminated you can not expect to do them this with any sportsmanship or ethics.
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