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Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling

Season 2025 Episode 7185 | 17m 51s

A huge and potentially dangerous market is surging within the U.S.: sports gambling. The business has grown massively since a 2018 Supreme Court ruling allowed states to legalize it. Might there be a cost to people's lives? Author and historian Jonathan D. Cohen investigated the subject for his new book. He tells Michel Martin what he learned.

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