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The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Is Online Gambling a Public Health Threat?

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

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News Commentary, News, Politics

4.6844 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

What is driving the concern over online gambling? The lawyer who took on Big Tobacco, Richard Daynard, says it is an addictive product. The Public Health Advocacy Institute, which he heads up, is suing the sports betting platform DraftKings for deceptive advertising. Audie talks with Daynard, who’s made a career of bringing lawsuits in pursuit of public health, a strategy he calls “wholesale” rather than “retail.” We also hear from NBA star Rex Chapman, author of the memoir, “It’s Hard For Me To Live With Me.” Chapman gives us insight into both the world of sports and the world of gambling. While he’s never participated in sports betting himself, he reflects on his experiences gambling millions on horse racing and blackjack. -------  Read DraftKings’ statement in response to Daynard’s Public Health Advocacy Institute’s lawsuit:  "As a customer-first organization, DraftKings takes consumer protection and responsible gaming seriously. DraftKings respectfully disagrees with the claims and allegations made by the Public Health Advocacy Institute. The disclosures and explanations provided to customers before they make an initial deposit are detailed, clear, conspicuous and informative. Multiple examples are provided. Regrettably, the Institute ignored our multiple attempts to engage in an in-person dialogue to carefully examine their concerns in light of these disclosures and, instead, filed suit.”   The company also said in a statement:  “DraftKings is committed to educating consumers about the importance of playing responsibly. We have created tools like “My Stat Sheet” an innovative feature that gives players the ability to assess, track and interact with their personal stats through intuitive charts and information that can help empower players to make data-driven decisions on their own play, as well as offer customers the ability to control how they engage with our app through cool-off periods, deposit and wager limits. Furthermore, we collaborate with organizations such as the National Council for Problem Gaming, Responsible Online Gaming Association, Kindbridge Behavioral Health and the American Gaming Association. A core priority for DraftKings is ensuring that customers are using our products as intended, for safe and responsible entertainment.”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

We're not going to start this show by implying that gambling is a new problem or that betting on pro sports has never been a problem.

0:08.0

But when certain pockets of the sports world first dabbled in legalization, for instance, the New York Racing Association's legalized betting program, it was kind of a process.

0:20.6

You had to send actual, you know, certified check to them.

0:28.4

They wouldn't take wires.

0:30.1

There was none of that.

0:31.6

So it was a snail mail process.

0:34.2

They would get my check.

0:35.7

They'd put it in my account.

0:36.9

I would have to call up and talk

0:39.1

to a teller and say, hey, I'd like the third race at Aqueduct, $100 to win on the three. They'd

0:45.3

repeat it. This took an enormous amount of time to do this stuff. Now? This is what March

0:53.7

is all about. This is what March is all about.

0:55.7

This is what March is all...

0:57.6

Not so much.

0:59.6

New customers download the Drafking Sportsbook app and turn five bucks into 150 instantly in bonus bets.

1:04.7

Since the Supreme Court opened the doors to commercial betting in 2018, there are now 38 states plus the District of Columbia where

1:12.5

sports wagers are legal. And it feels like there's no escaping the gaming industry's hard sell.

1:19.5

Here's the CEO of Fandul, Amy Howe, on CNN, just before the Super Bowl back in 2023.

1:25.0

We may bring half a million new customers onto the platform.

1:29.2

And a lot of those are recreational users.

1:31.0

We may not have seen before.

1:32.1

There'll be more women on the platform.

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