1311: Online Gambling | Skeptical Sunday

About this episode

Nick Pell discusses the rapid growth and implications of online gambling in the latest Skeptical Sunday episode.

Sports betting exploded overnight and the house always wins. Nick Pell calls the bluff on online gambling here on Skeptical Sunday. Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of  The Jordan Harbinger Show  where  Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we’re joined by writer and researcher  Nick Pell ! Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1311 On This Week's Skeptical Sunday: Online gambling has exploded from a $5 billion industry confined mostly to Nevada into a $120 billion enterprise spanning 38 states — and 94% of bets are now placed via mobile devices. The 2018 Supreme Court decision overturning PASPA collided with the smartphone era to create a perfect storm of frictionless, always-on access to sports betting. The business model of gambling apps is built on exploiting problem gamblers, not casual bettors. While the industry points out that most people bet harmlessly, platforms use AI to identify emotional vulnerability, send personalized push notifications at peak gambling hours, and offer "free" bets designed not…

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Harbinger

Guest: Nick Pell

Topics covered

• online gambling
• sports betting
• misconceptions
• problem gambling
• microbetting

Keywords

• online gambling
• sports betting
• problem gamblers
• microbetting
• AI in gambling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supreme Court, PASPA

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