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Tom Ley

Esteban Ruiz-Haynes watching sports in his apartment

Gambling

The Gambling Companies Need Their Customers’ Misery

Bryce Harper Only Pawn In Game Of Exploitation

How Did Bryce Harper End Up Helping FanDuel Keep A Gambling Addict On The Hook?

Danny Funt

Journalismism

How Bill Simmons Went All In

Kathryn Xu

Commuters wait on the platform as a Northbound Broad Street Line train arrives at SEPTA City Hall subway station.

It’s Mega-Fucked That SEPTA Has To Be Bailed Out By A Betting App

A FanDuel gambling advertisement on the exterior of a building prior to Super Bowl LIX on February 08, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will face each other on Sunday.

Baltimore Sues DraftKings And FanDuel For Exploiting Gamblers

Amos Barshad

People walk by a banner outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the IPO of Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of FanDuel, on January 29, 2024 in New York City. The company, which is already on the London Stock Exchange, will be listed under the “FLUT” symbol. Wall Street observers are watching to see if an upcoming Fed announcement on rate policy and the most recent violence in the Middle East will have any effect on the markets.

The Gambling Industry’s Cynical Play For Your Vote

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Chris Thompson

Detail view of a DraftKings Sportsbook advertisement

DraftKings Eats Shit, Reverses Course On Stupid Gaming Tax Surcharge

Maitreyi Anantharaman

A collage of Detroit Tigers in-game parlays on Bally Sports

How Often Would You Lose On 81 Tigers Same-Game Parlays Pushed By Bally Sports Detroit?