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Gambling with Michael Lewis

2024/11/21
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Michael Lewis discusses the rapid shift in the sports leagues' attitudes towards sports betting, from viewing it as a threat to embracing it as a business opportunity.
  • Six years ago, the Supreme Court repealed a federal ban on sports gambling.
  • Initially, major sports leagues like the NFL, NBA, and MLB opposed sports betting, fearing it would destroy the integrity of sports.
  • The leagues have since partnered with sports gambling companies like FanDuel and DraftKings.

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Michael Lewis, host of Against the Rules and author of Moneyball, The Big Short, Liar’s Poker, and Going Infinite, joins Malcolm to talk about the wild world of sports betting. Then, a preview of Against the Rules) season 4, which is legal in New Jersey (listen to find out why), or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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