emily won 11 dollars, then lost 30 at random. How much money are these companies spending on drawing people like you into this world? Do we know? Mean, they're really spending billions of dollars. With a b companies like fandul, draft, king caesars and m g m are putting a ton of money in to establish themselves as leaders in thi pace.
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.
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