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This is apparently a year old story, but it's still going strong - people are betting shitloads of money on amateur level Russian ping pong, streamed in hundreds of matches a day. Article quote:They play the matches in quiet, sparsely decorated rooms in Moscow, in tournaments that run every day and at all hours, with a hodgepodge of athletes who vary drastically in age and, in many cases, actual athleticism. they play in a variety of rooms, sometimes tarp covered, sometimes bare, but always with no commentary or spectators (apart from a guy flipping score numbers)  I won't link it because I don't trust the site I used, but it took about 30 seconds of googling the Moscow Liga Pro to be streaming a live, bets placed match between two random dudes. This is being played right now.
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Amateur sport is often a hotbed of match fixing and betting. Look up the Canadian soccer league for a good laugh. Hundreds of thousands bet in like Thailand on matches that had attendances of "family members" and maybe 30 other people.
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Jun 9, 2021 17:27
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ahh gently caress. thanks a lot Aard. Youre the one who is gonna have to explain to my wife how I just spent all of our savings betting on russian ping pong
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Jun 9, 2021 17:38
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Ping pong is more interesting than horses running imo
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Jun 9, 2021 18:12
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You can bet on anything. Ping pong can be fun to watch though so at least its interesting to bet on.
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Jun 9, 2021 18:39
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What about the Moscow Ligma Pro?
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Jun 9, 2021 19:23
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DarkSoulsTantrum posted:What about the Moscow Ligma Pro? isn't that a part of BOFA? no thanks, that organization is nuts
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Jun 9, 2021 19:28
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What are the odds this is yet another money-laundering scheme but slightly more elaborate/entertaining than most
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Jun 9, 2021 19:39
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Dude, give me a paddle. I don't have to cheat. But, I must say the Korean technique ... I could never master. I would say it dominates.
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Jun 10, 2021 03:29
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How dare you insult the institution that isping pong, it's an honorable sport.
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Jun 10, 2021 03:32
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Synytskyil is hardly just some random dude.
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Jun 10, 2021 05:52
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Aardvark! posted:isn't that a part of BOFA? no thanks, that organization is nuts What happened to the Sugundese players was hosed up but we shouldn't discount it altogether.
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Jun 10, 2021 08:26
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one day i will be the sepp blatter of russian ping pong E: PIPO
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Jun 10, 2021 12:25
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Yeah, well you know who else likes ping pong? King Kong
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Jun 10, 2021 12:37
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EorayMel posted:What are the odds this is yet another money-laundering scheme but slightly more elaborate/entertaining than most Roughly 100%
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Jun 10, 2021 12:44
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Prussian ring pong is more my speed op
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Jun 10, 2021 12:50
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The world would be a better place if every russian just up and died because they sure as hell want to kill everyone else. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Jun 10, 2021 12:56
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lol that this is anything OTHER than the Russian mafia moving money, c'mon man.
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Jun 10, 2021 13:05
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russian jai'alaiaiaialaiala
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Jun 10, 2021 13:08
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Yaldabaoth posted:The world would be a better place if every russian just up and died because they sure as hell want to kill everyone else. this is disgusting n crude ukraine should annex russia
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Jun 10, 2021 13:09
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Mooey Cow posted:Yeah, well you know who else likes ping pong? I heard he plays with his ding dong
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Jun 10, 2021 13:42
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Yaldabaoth posted:The world would be a better place if every russian just up and died because they sure as hell want to kill everyone else. I'm curious what you think would replace 'Russia' should that central state collapse and 'die'. I'm sure a hegemony of equally ruled, peaceful, and administered states would result?
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Jun 10, 2021 13:55
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hmm perhaps we could just give it all to germany haha wow as it turns out,
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Jun 10, 2021 13:56
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DarkSoulsTantrum posted:I heard he plays with his ding dong Bullshit, there is no proof!
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Jun 10, 2021 14:41
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DarkSoulsTantrum posted:I heard he plays with his ding dong I've watched many King Kong movies and I'm afraid to tell you he doesn't have a ding dong.
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Jun 10, 2021 14:55
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anyone ever watch that ping pong movie Balls of Fury? It's got Christopherer Walken in a kimono, and not much else goin on.
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Jun 10, 2021 14:59
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sure okay posted:anyone ever watch that ping pong movie Balls of Fury? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXhAnqn1s2I
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Jun 10, 2021 15:31
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Big Beef City posted:I'm curious what you think would replace 'Russia' should that central state collapse and 'die'. I don't give a poo poo about replacing Russia with anything, that country is such an existential threat to the rest of the world that it can be reduced to a lifeless wasteland for all I care.
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Yaldabaoth posted:I don't give a poo poo about replacing Russia with anything, that country is such an existential threat to the rest of the world that it can be reduced to a lifeless wasteland for all I care. those in glasses houses
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Jun 10, 2021 16:29
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Statutory Ape posted:those in glasses houses The world would be better off without any superpowers at all, all they ever do is gently caress over the smaller countries in their perpetual pissing match to be the sole survivor after the rest of the world is reduced to a cinder.
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Jun 10, 2021 16:37
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Lmao at thinking that these smaller countries wouldn't be doing it themselves if they had a chance.
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Jun 10, 2021 16:42
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gently caress ping pong, let's talk POLITICS
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Jun 10, 2021 16:44
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Are you contesting that smaller countries would love to have world scale ping-pong events if they had a chance? Even now some loathsome finnish bog person is gritting their teeth in shame
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Jun 10, 2021 16:56
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Table tennis is better than death of millions imo
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Jun 10, 2021 16:57
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Railing ground up knock off OTC meds to illegally enhance my Russian ping pong tournament performance
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Jun 10, 2021 16:57
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Icochet posted:Table tennis is better than death of millions imo wow save the hot takes for CSPAM buddy
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Jun 10, 2021 16:57
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Hell, even normal tennis probably is
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Jun 10, 2021 16:58
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American pigdogs somewhere are probably designing some kind of a multimillion dollar ping pong drone that will be easily bested by an eastern European teenager with 1 ruble paddle and a ball
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Jun 10, 2021 17:03
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I have Russian family and they keep sending american blue jeans over to Russia for beaucoup rubles and when I reported it to Bernie Sanders he said "get a life" Anyway, I bet $levis that they will smacc that ballski
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Do they play ping pong? This is very important, a question of national security in fact.
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