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Against All Odds February 13, 2025
In the decades to come, when the Super Bowl is called the Caesars Sportsbook Cup, FanDuel offers odds on fourth-grade T-ball, and activities historically unpopular in betting circles—such as Olympic canoeing, say—are plagued by gambling-related capsi...
It’s Not Too Late to Ban Online Sportsbook February 04, 2025
There is no joy in the Greenmount off-track betting parlor in Hampstead, Maryland. It is 1pm on a Friday, and the handful of bettors lounging in front of the TVs look something between bored and miserable, the sort of long-suffering faces you associa...
Is the Online Sportsbook Bubble About to Burst? November 19, 2024
Shohei Ohtani walks up to home plate at New York’s Citi Field, and the L.A. Dodgers fans, who are well in attendance on this Wednesday afternoon, are up on their feet....
An Unsafe Bet September 25, 2024
You can’t turn on a game, of any professional sport, at any time, and not be immediately inundated with the betting line. Open the ESPN or other sports app and you’ll be greeted with the spread for upcoming games. Pull up a podcast about sports and y...
Sports Betting Is Leading to More Bankruptcies August 20, 2024
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, setting into place an environment that allowed for the widespread legalization of sports betting.From 2018 to the present, 38 states legalized sports gambl...
Our Dystopian Future Is Inside Your Gambling App May 07, 2024
Earlier this month, basketball player Jontay Porter, former Toronto Raptors benchwarmer, saw his short and unimpressive NBA career come to an abrupt end. This severe penalty stems from his involvement in a gambling scheme that exploited his access to...
Dave & Buster’s Is Taking a Sinister Gamble May 02, 2024
Have you ever wanted to put a little action on a game of skee-ball at an iconic arcade emporium with locations all over the country? Congratulations. You’re finally in luck.Dave & Buster’s will soon introduce a wagering component to its arcade games,...
Gambling Is Ruining Sports April 05, 2024
For decades, Las Vegas was the only place in the country where sports betting was legal. And once upon a time, the men who ran the major sports leagues were terrified of betting. The great fear was that it would corrupt the players, who would be temp...
The Future of American Sports Isn’t Pretty April 04, 2024
Last month, a scandal broke when representatives of the Los Angeles Dodgers released a statement alleging that Ippei Mizuhara, the Japanese-language interpreter for the once-in-a-century talent Shohei Ohtani, had stolen $4.5 million of Ohtani’s money...
