The Favorites - Gambling's Wild History with David Schwartz
The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Did Pennsylvania start as the payment of a gambling debt? Why did American sports betting take so long to legalize? And what do Congress and deadly river accidents have to do with betting? Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter get answers to these questions and many more from today's guest. He's the nation's preeminent gaming historian David Schwartz, a long-time UNLV professor and author of Roll The Bones and Something For Your Money, two of producer Matt Mitchell's favorite books. He loves these books so much he has joined today's episode, and our Action Network trio pepper Professor Schwartz with questions to unearth some of gambling's rich history.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, everyone? It's Greg Rosenthal, and I'm teaming up with the King of Spring. |
| 0:05.2 | Daniel Jeremiah, he requires me to say that. We're going to be bringing you 40s and free agents, |
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| 0:30.8 | What's up, everyone? |
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