Episode 275: All bets are off: How sports gambling has conquered the world
Amira, Brenda, and Lindsay review how sports betting has seeped into politics and provided the stuff of fantasies for people in dire economic need. Women represent the final frontier for exploitative betting companies, and BIAD asks how we can save women’s sports from such scourge. The hosts consider ways to regulate the industry in order to save sports. They also have plenty to burn (looking at you, Sophie Cunningham) and honor the torchbearers giving them hope.
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Show notes:
North Carolina Health News: Wagering on women. Sports betting industry looks to unlock a new market
Mother Jones: The Heritage Foundation Only Wanted to Protect Women’s Sports When It Was About Trans Athletes
Bloomberg Law: The Hidden Faces of America’s Online Gambling Addiction: Women
Bounces: Breaking: WTA to Require Genetic Sex Testing for All Players
Tudum: New Instadoc Dives into the Booming, Bet-on-Anything World of Prediction Markets