FWIW, I know quite a few who hired a tout early on into their gambling careers, got taken for some money and learned that isn't the way to go. They don't use touts anymore but still gamble. What I'm trying to say it drawing lambs to get slaughtered isn't always just a temporary influx of bettors, it could potentially introduce a lot of long-term gamblers to the industry. Which I think is a good thing
I paid Stu Feiner about a thousand bucks when i was in college...20 years ago. He won the first 2 weeks...i mean almost every game.....and then he asked for more money....i paid....and he took a beating after that....or should i say, i took a beating after that. Lesson learned.