Until 2018, sports betting was illegal in every state but Nevada. Now, some 40% of Americans say they wager on everything from which team will win the Super Bowl to which player will be crowned baseball’s rookie of the year. But how did sports betting take the US by storm?
Hosts: Alice Fulwood, Mike Bird and Ethan Wu. Guests: The Economist’s data editor Dan Rosenheck; and Peter Jackson, boss of Flutter.
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