About this episode

Brian discusses the worsening state of the gambling industry and its implications with guest Brian Pempus.

Brian shares some insights from his work as a gambling journalist 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg 🙌 Right Choice Recovery is a family owned and operated treatment center in New Jersey specializing in helping those struggling to stop gambling. I have partnered with them because I believe they genuinely care about the people who come through their program, and I don't know anyone better to help you find recovery from this disease Check out their program at: https://rightchoicerecoverynj.com/livestreams-community-building/ Online gambling, sports betting, prediction markets, and casino apps are expanding faster than most people realize. In this conversation, I sit down with Brian Pempus, founder of GamblingHarm.org , to talk about how the gambling industry has changed, how sports betting apps are being marketed, and why gambling harm is becoming harder to ignore. We talk about prediction markets, self-exclusion failures, sportsbook fines, gambling ads, celebrity endorsements, microbetting, DK Replay, and why so many gambling companies hide behind the phrase “we’re regulated” while the harm continues to grow. Brian also breaks down recent…

People in this episode

Host: Brian

Guest: Brian Pempus

Topics covered

• gambling industry
• sports betting
• gambling harm
• addiction recovery
• advertising
• self-exclusion

Keywords

• gambling
• sports betting apps
• prediction markets
• gambling disorder
• online gambling
• advertising
• self-exclusion

Sponsors

Right Choice Recovery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GamblingHarm.org

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