What was once confined to Las Vegas casino s and bookmaker ledgers has erupted into sports venues\, living rooms\, an d pockets around the United States. Sports betting has grown into a $10 bi llion industry following a 2018 Supreme Court decision that struck down th e 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
\nDanny Funt has written the first major investigation into the American sports gamblin g industry\, and he'll be joining us to talk about the intersection of mon ey and morals\, what it means for the sports and teams we love so much\, a nd what to watch out for as this industry grows... and grows.
\nDann y Funt is the author of Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American S ports Gambling. He covers sports betting as a contributor at The Washingto n Post. His reporting has also appeared in The New Yorker\, The Wall Stree t Journal\, and the Columbia Journalism Review. He previously worked as an editor at The Week magazine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the Columbia Journalism School\, he lives in Charlotte\, North Carolina\, with his wife\, Sally\, their son\, Louis\, and their tuxedo cat\, Wynnie.
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