7 stories tagged sports-betting, newest first.
196 points by Teever | 130 comments
CBC News investigation on a federal bill to restrict sports gambling ads in Canada, citing new analysis of betting messages in NHL broadcasts and provincial opposition.
139 points by danso | 96 comments
Columbia Journalism Review interview with Nicole Noren, an ESPN producer who quit in protest over the network's ties to sports betting.
49 points by momentmaker | 39 comments
NPR report on a man banned from sports betting sites after bankruptcy who turned to the prediction market Kalshi to keep gambling.
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.
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.
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.