The Rise of Gambling in the U.S.

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🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, and David French to discuss the growth of prediction markets and the differing goals that Israel and the U.S. may have in the war with Iran.The Agenda:—The harms of sports betting—Fantasy football podcasts and gambling—Monetizing insider trading—How does gambling affect sports?—The libertarian argument regarding addiction—Mismatched aims for the war in Iran—Tension between the U.S. and Israel—NWYT: Can a vegan candidate win in Texas? The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.8	Welcome to the Dispatch Podcast. I'm Steve Hayes.
0:40.1	On today's roundtable, we'll take a long look at gambling and prediction markets in America.
0:45.2	What's led to their rise?
0:46.9	How prevalent are they?
0:48.4	And what's the government role in regulating them?
0:51.3	Also, Iran.
0:52.5	Are there differences in the objectives of the United States and Israel? And if so,
0:56.8	how much do they matter? And finally, not worth your time. Can a pro-vegan candidate win statewide in Texas?
1:04.3	I'm joined today by dispatch co-founder Jonah Goldberg and dispatch contributors David French of the New York
1:10.3	Times and Megan McArdle of the New York Times and
1:10.9	Megan McArdle of the Washington Post. Let's dive in.
1:27.1	Welcome, everyone. We are recording this on Thursday morning, March 19th, the day that the NCAA men's basketball tournament really gets underway.
1:37.3	Across the country, we have tens of millions of Americans who have filled out brackets to take part in March Madness, as has been the case for decades.
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