How Sports Betting Hit the Mainstream in America

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The New York Times

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🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This weekend, one of the most watched sporting events of the year, the Super Bowl, will draw an estimated $16 billion in bets from Americans, more than double last year’s total. The booming trade is a sign of how gambling has gone from illegal to legal very quickly in many states — and hints at the enormous risks posed by the change. Guest: Kenneth P. Vogel, an investigative correspondent for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavarnese, and this is The Daily.
0:14.7	This weekend, one of the most watched sporting events of the year will draw an estimated
0:19.4	$16 billion in bets from Americans, an astounding amount of money that is more than double
0:25.4	last year's total.
0:27.2	Today, my colleague Ken Vogel, on a time's investigation into how gambling on sports
0:33.9	went from illegal to legal so quickly in a majority of states, and on the enormous
0:39.1	risks that the industry poses.
0:49.1	It's Friday, February 10th.
0:51.4	So Ken, it's the end of the football season and the Super Bowls on Sunday.
1:01.6	And you've been reporting this really big change that's been happening in the sports world.
1:07.7	Tell me about it.
1:08.7	Tell me about that change.
1:09.7	Well, as a huge sports fan, Philadelphia sports fan, go Eagles.
1:13.0	I see your Eagle sweatshirt there.
1:14.4	Oh yeah, I'm all year round.
1:15.4	I'm ready to go to the Super Bowl, actually, myself.
1:18.6	Nice.
1:19.6	But I noticed that you really could not consume sports content.
1:24.6	If you're just getting into betting, maybe you want to bet on the coin toss symbol.
1:27.6	Without being totally bombarded.
1:29.6	Place bets on Fandall sports book and just a few simple tips.
1:32.5	Join today by this nonstop lits of sports betting ads.
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