What Next - How Gambling Took Over Sports
Betting on sports is becoming so popular even players are joining in on the fun. Oops.
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Show Notes
Sports betting is now mostly legal, and, if you watch sports, its advertisements are inescapable. Now, a series of scandals has rocked the professional leagues. When everyone bets, odds are – someone will cross a line.
Guest: Jay Caspian Kang, staff writer for “The New Yorker” and author of The Loneliest Americans.
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