Sports betting is a costly mistake, says addiction researcher Charles Fain Lehman. He and NBA great Danny Green discuss how it's changed sports for the worse, and whether there's a way to fix it.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact checked by Laura Bullard with help from Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Andrea Kristins ... Show More
Yesterday
The West Bank’s boiling point
Violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank — largely perpetrated by young militant Jewish settlers — have drawn international condemnation, but to little effect. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Kelli Wessinger, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel ... Show More
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Oct 6
Why the right turned on Indians
A surge of hate against Indian immigrants and Indian Americans has broken out of the far-right influencer sphere and into mainstream Republican politics. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatascio ... Show More
25m 39s
Mar 2023
The Explosion of Legalized Sports Gambling | Beyond the Scenes
March Madness and the NCAA tournament are in full effect, and it’s one of the biggest sports betting times of the year. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show correspondent, Michael Kosta, and gambling industry reporter for ESPN, David Purdum, for a conversation about how p ... Show More
44m 52s
Dec 2024
How sports gambling blew up
Sports gambling isn't exactly a financial market, but it rhymes with financial markets. What happens on Wall Street somehow eventually also happens in sports gambling. So in the 1980s, when computers and deep statistical analysis entered the markets, it also entered the sportsboo ... Show More
30m 15s
Dec 2024
All Or Nothing: The Rise of Sports Betting | 134
In this episode we examine America’s favorite pastime: gambling. With loosening regulations, the explosion of online betting sites, and the full support of major sports leagues, sportsbetting has become ripe for scam. In this episode we meet an accountant who worked the system an ... Show More
52m 56s
Jun 2021
68. LeBron's Early Exit, 2nd Round Playoff Picks and Mayweather/Paul with Chad Millman
On this episode of The Colin Cowherd Podcast, Colin and Action Network Chief Content Officer Chad Millman discuss whether Colin has just made an embarrassing life decision (4:00), Chad's worst sport memorabilia investment (7:00), whether LeBron really cares that the Lakers lost ( ... Show More
29m 46s
Oct 2025
Mob Ties and Rigged Bets: Inside the N.B.A.’s Gambling Scandal
<p>A federal investigation into illegal gambling has rocked the N.B.A. On Thursday, more than 30 people were indicted in the case, which involves the Mafia, high-profile players and the manipulation of professional basketball games to rig bets.</p><p>Jonah E. Bromwich and Jenny V ... Show More
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