About this episode
Danny Funt discusses the rise of sports gambling in America following the Supreme Court's decision to legalize it.
Danny Funt is the author of the book "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling." In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in a 6-3 decision that legalized sports betting nationally by declaring the federal prohibition unconstitutional. According to Danny Funt, sports leagues oversight went from the position that "gambling carries a serious risk of addiction and a long history of corrupting athletes and referees, to gambling is a relatively harmless wholesale form of entertainment." Mr. Funt points out that in eight short years, sports gambling is now legal in close to 40 states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Danny Funt
Topics covered
- sports gambling
- U.S. Supreme Court
- legalization
- addiction
- entertainment
Keywords
- sports gambling
- U.S. Supreme Court
- legalization
- addiction
- entertainment
- Danny Funt
- Everybody Loses
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Organizations: U.S. Supreme Court
Books & works: Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling
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