How sports betting went from “evil” to everywhere

The leagues used to call gambling evil. Now they’re in business with it, and you can’t watch a game without getting inundated by betting ads.

Gene talks with journalist Danny Funt, author of Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling , and Jerel Ezell, who researches addictive behavior, about how sports betting went from evil to everywhere, and why Black and Latino fans are being targeted. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one.

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