Cultural implications of betting

Sports betting is a billion dollar industry chock full of scandals. 

Journalist Baker Machado breaks down how gambling has infiltrated sports from the collegiate to professional level, how players get involved, and how betting companies push fans into spending money they often can’t afford to lose. Spoiler alert: it’s all legal. 

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