9 stories tagged gambling, newest first.
12 points by ripe | 6 comments
A New York Times Magazine piece arguing that gambling logic underpins Silicon Valley products, including prediction markets; the capture shows a bot-block page.
152 points by KellyCriterion | 197 comments
University of Bristol press release on a study finding World Cup viewers saw junk food, alcohol and gambling branding every seven seconds, over 93,000 appearances.
826 points by mmcclure | 576 comments
Derek Thompson essay arguing that the spread of gambling and prediction markets in America will cause worse social harm than people expect.
367 points by arjunbanker | 293 comments
A fast.ai essay by Rachel Thomas arguing that vibe coding resembles a sinister variant of flow akin to gambling, and that human creativity and thinking still matter.
472 points by krustyburger | 454 comments
An Atlantic article, syndicated on MSN, by Saahil Desai arguing that America is sliding into a Polymarket-driven world where news becomes about betting.
369 points by toomuchtodo | 415 comments
Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter essay arguing corporate-run gambling and online sports betting are economic coercion and should be abolished.
393 points by aloukissas | 363 comments
A Pew Research Center short read reporting survey data showing more Americans view legal sports betting as bad for society and sports.
386 points by jmount | 118 comments
A Win Vector blog post by John Mount explaining the Kelly bet allocation strategy and a setting in which Kelly betting cannot fail.
1229 points by jimbob45 | 1081 comments
An Atlantic Ideas essay by Charles Fain Lehman arguing that legalizing sports gambling was a mistake because the betting industry is harming lives.