Should athletes be allowed to bet on themselves?
The bleak rise of American sports gambling.
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On today’s episode, we dive into the bleak world of sports betting in the United States. As a sports betting dabbler, I can see both the fun and the darkness in it. As athletes are getting caught up in sports gambling controversies more and more often though, I wondered about whether players should be allowed to bet on themselves.
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We’re joined by Danny Funt, author of Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling, who breaks down how exactly our country became inundated with sports betting, and whether or not this whole gambling thing was a mistake from the get go.
Let us know what you think in the comments below. Do you bet? Has it ruined sports? Or are we overhyping all of this?
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