M ps like philip daviss earned 55 thousand pounds in a year. One of them was earning 400 pounds an hour. It's all happening in plain sight, but that's almost one of the most concerning things about it. Intelligence squared is the home of smart debate and big ideas for inquisitive minds.
Rob Davies is an investigative journalist for The Guardian and his new book, Jackpot, tells the story of how Britain came to be one of the largest gambling markets in the world. The book describes how the mainstreaming of gambling advertising in the early 2000s combined with high-tech microtargeting of online gamblers has meant that the industry today is profiting from preying on the most vulnerable in society. Joining Rob to discuss the book is Joey D'Urso, investigations writer at The Athletic UK.
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