Beware the Madness of March

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🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Americans bet more than $50 billion on sports last year, and that record will likely be broken in 2022 as more states legalize the practice. A professional named Captain Jack and a novice named Emily Stewart explain the perils and glory of betting on the game. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram, who also edited. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the middle of March, which means it's time for madness.
0:11.3	Bowser's been beaten across college troops yesterday, starting Brooklyn ACC
0:15.7	journey, boteked down to the Clemson Darius Maddox for three and the win.
0:21.4	But this year will be matter than ever because of sports betting.
0:26.4	You want to make every game interesting? Step one, open the Bet MGM Sportsbook.
0:31.5	Step two, put some skin in again.
0:34.2	And step three, show time.
0:39.4	More and more of the country is legally betting on sports as more and more
0:44.8	states legalize sports betting.
0:48.1	Last year broke all previous betting records more than 50 billion
0:52.6	wager and then something like 30 million Americans bet something like eight
0:57.8	billion dollars on the Super Bowl alone last month. It's peak legalized gambling
1:04.9	and on the show today we're gonna ask a pro and a novice how we got here and
1:10.4	what it's costing us. I'm Sean Rommis from It's Today Explained.
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1:29.2	knows I bring him to the couch I'll get the blanket, cover him up and then
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