Wow, I had no idea this was an actual thing. Was this in 2k16? I think I might have remembered something similar in the game, but I could be mistaken
I do remember they started doing this in Fifa but I think you had to go to a website or something to set it all up.
This definitely should not be in the game. And to put an ATM there to encourage it is way too problematic. Much like the ATM at the casino or strip club, they're not forcing you to participate but they are really encouraging it. This would have been bad for me personally if this was 2k7 and I was still playing the game religiously like I was then because I definitely enjoyed my fair share of gambling. Much like poker, it's gambling against others in what is mostly a game of skill but at the casino the house takes a rake for its role in facilitating the game. Just like how in LUT auctions the game took a percentage of all auctioned cards. Does 2k let you bet straight up against opponents or do they take a cut?