The Dark Secrets of Sports Gambling: Why Millions Are LOSING More Than Money

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Humanity Forward Productions

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🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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This thought-provoking discussion exposes the hidden toll of online sports gambling, from addiction and financial ruin to its impact on young men and families. Uncover how algorithms exploit addiction, why states are rushing to legalize despite devastating consequences, and the impact on young men struggling with financial and emotional fallout. Andrew Yang and Charles Lehman reveal how big business profits off our vices—and why we need to rethink the stakes. Want to have your burning questions answered by Andrew on an upcoming episode? Leave a question or comment below, or message us at [email protected] with your voice memos and questions! Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f3tvntsh1GQ ---- Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://x.com/andrewyang Follow Charles Lehman: https://x.com/CharlesFLehman | https://substack.com/@thecausalfallacy ---- Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 ---- Subscribe to Forward: Apple — https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1508035243 Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/show/25cFfnG3lGuypTerKDxKia To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.7	How does capitalism work? It's the alignment of the interest of buyer and seller.
1:04.3	You have something I want. I have something you want. We do an exchange. Value is created.
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1:15.6	It's not great when the thing is actively destructive.
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1:21.6	Like there are people who are losing their house service sports gambling.
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