The story behind the sports betting boom

A year ago, the Supreme Court ruling lifted sportsbetting. Eric Lipton, a New York Times, talks about the subsequent lobby activities, advantageous transactions, partnerships, and human effects.

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Davis: Jamie Fox, one of many celebrities appearing in advertising advertising online sports betting. Until just four years ago, sports gambling was illegal in most places in the United States. Today, gambling seems to be being held everywhere. A recent series of New York Times pointed out that the possibility of the use of online sports betting has spurred the rapidly legalized gambling expansion in American history. Today's guest, New York Times, an investigation reporter Eric Lipton, in cooperation with the reporter group, has given many states to many states, a sports betting boom, a legalization struggle and lobby activities. He examined advantageous conditions and regulations, a gambling company, a partnership linked to a sports league, university, media organization, and what is needed to legalize sports betting.

Eric Lipton is a Washingto n-based New York Times researcher. He won the Puritzer Award three times as a member of the explanation, survey report, and overseas coverage team. A Risky Wager (Dangerous Bet) You can see the Times paper series on the Times paper website. Eric Lipton, Welcome to Fresh Air.

Eric Lipton: Thank you.

Sportsbetting was banned five years ago by federal law, except for casinos and other places in Nevada. The Sports League has long been saying, "I don't want sports to bring gambling."

Lipton: That's right. Because, going back to Pete Rose, 100 years ago, World Series games were stopped because of gambling interference. There was a perception that allowing betting on sports would ruin the game. If players or coaches were involved in illegal gambling, people like Pete Rose would be punished and banned from sports.

Lipton: It's been a really long journey. It started with a movement to legalize something called daily fantasy sports, which was pretty popular in the United States. The early people who were working on daily fantasy sports thought that if daily fantasy sports was betting on fantasy games that were not real players, and that if it was legalized in many states, it could be a step closer to going back to those same state legislatures and discussing whether they could legalize real sports betting. It started with FanDuel and DraftKings going from state to state and getting legal authority for daily fantasy sports.

DAVIES: Maybe I should take the time to explain what fantasy sports are. Not everyone knows.

Lipton: Basically, you pick your team as a player. And then you put together a team of players. And then other people play. The game is based on a group of people who have fantasy teams. And then you bet on whether they're going to win or lose. So a lot of the skill in daily fantasy sports is putting together different players that you think are likely to win.

Davis: Right. It's important to note that the players that you put together are real athletes who have real track records. And then you put together your fantasy team based on those players. And then the win or loss depends on the performance of the real players that week. It's a weird one. It's kind of a cross between sports betting and gambling, right?

Lipton: Yes. I was able to play using a mobile phone in a way that has never been used so intensively. The legally approved betting site that can use a mobile phone as a betting app is like a gambling Uber (pH), and was done through Daily Fantasy Sports. And to some extent, the old gambler looks at it and wait for a moment, this technology can potentially bring new customers. As part of that, it is necessary to incorporate sports, that is, live sports.

New Jersey wants to revitalize Atlantic City casinos. He filed a lawsuit. The Supreme Court has determined that "sports betting cannot be banned." What was the court's logic?

Lipton: Court's logic was how to recognize sportsbetting in states like Nevada, but not to allow other states to be sports betting. It treats individual state rights unconstitutionally. It was a lon g-standing discussion. However, the decision of New Jersey said, "No, let's go as it is." Chris Christie was the governor who was willing to lose many times in the lower class, and had a considerable experience in the Federal Appeal Court. He had a wealth of experience in the Federal Appeal Court. And won. As the court struggle approached, it became clear that the Supreme Court would be on the New Jersey claim. It was at that time that if the professional sports league partnered with Fanduel and Draftkings, and if sports betting was legalized, we would also want to play a part.

Debies: Yes. Fanduel and Draftkings are two major sports betting operations. that's right. The sports league that has long been told that gambling can be brought in to sports for a long time, and it is exciting to participate in the sports league immediately. Did they try to make money here? < SPAN> Lipton: Yes. I was able to play using a mobile phone in a way that has never been used so intensively. The legally approved betting site that can use a mobile phone as a betting app is like a gambling Uber (pH), and was done through Daily Fantasy Sports. And to some extent, the old gambler looks at it and wait for a moment, this technology can potentially bring new customers. As part of that, it is necessary to incorporate sports, that is, live sports.

New Jersey wants to revitalize Atlantic City casinos. He filed a lawsuit. The Supreme Court has determined that "sports betting cannot be banned." What was the court's logic?

Lipton: Court's logic was how to recognize sportsbetting in states like Nevada, but not to allow other states to be sports betting. It treats individual state rights unconstitutionally. It was a lon g-standing discussion. However, the decision of New Jersey said, "No, let's go as it is." Chris Christie was the governor who was willing to lose many times in the lower class, and had a considerable experience in the Federal Appeal Court. He had a wealth of experience in the Federal Appeal Court. And won. As the court struggle approached, it became clear that the Supreme Court would be on the New Jersey claim. It was at that time that if the professional sports league partnered with Fanduel and Draftkings, and if sports betting was legalized, we would also want to play a part.

Debies: Yes. Fanduel and Draftkings are two major sports betting operations. that's right. The sports league that has long been told that gambling can be brought in to sports for a long time, and it is exciting to participate in the sports league immediately. Did they try to make money here? Lipton: Yes. I was able to play using a mobile phone in a way that has never been used so intensively. The legally approved betting site that can use a mobile phone as a betting app is like a gambling Uber (pH), and was done through Daily Fantasy Sports. And to some extent, the old gambler looks at it and wait for a moment, this technology can potentially bring new customers. As part of that, it is necessary to incorporate sports, that is, live sports.

New Jersey wants to revitalize Atlantic City casinos. He filed a lawsuit. The Supreme Court has determined that "sports betting cannot be banned." What was the court's logic?

Lipton: Court's logic was how to recognize sportsbetting in states like Nevada, but not to allow other states to be sports betting. It treats individual state rights unconstitutionally. It was a lon g-standing discussion. However, the decision of New Jersey said, "No, let's go as it is." Chris Christie was the governor who was willing to lose many times in the lower class, and had a considerable experience in the Federal Appeal Court. He had a wealth of experience in the Federal Appeal Court. And won. As the court struggle approached, it became clear that the Supreme Court would be on the New Jersey claim. It was at that time that if the professional sports league partnered with Fanduel and Draftkings, and if sports betting was legalized, we would also want to play a part.

Debies: Yes. Fanduel and Draftkings are two major sports betting operations. that's right. The sports league, which has long been told that gambling can be brought in to sports for a long time, and has been impaired with the intention of the game, is an exciting thing that immediately participated. Did they try to make money here?

Lipton: What was really interesting was that at the same time that they were embroiled in a legal battle before the Supreme Court and were arguing in court that it would damage the integrity of professional sports, behind the scenes they were negotiating with interest groups that were partnering with FanDuel and DraftKings to legalize sports betting. So the direction of the Supreme Court was clear before the Supreme Court even sat down. Both sides had already switched sides and embraced each other. And if there was money to be made, they wanted to be a part of that profit by doing a venture. And their story was that in addition to potentially making money from sports betting, they wanted to help set the conditions for sports betting to be legalized across the United States.

Davis: Right. So the Supreme Court decision didn't make it legal everywhere. It gave states the right to legalize it. And of course, now that we have smartphones, if you can bet on sports online, it changes the whole game. It's like having a casino in your pocket. But one thing that's always puzzled me is, if online sports betting becomes legal in, say, Pennsylvania, can someone who lives in a state where it's still illegal use that app to bet on sports? Will it be nationalized, in effect?

Lipton: Not at all. Again, the explosive growth of sports betting in the United States, most of which is on mobile phones, was only possible because of the rapid transformation of Uber and Yelp and how this technology transformed the mobile phone. And every time you bet on sports anywhere in the United States, there's a software application behind it. If you're in a national park in Washington, D. C., Rock Creek Park, you can't bet on this land. But if you're in Washington, D. C., and not on federal land, you can bet.

Geocomping will check the ping in all the bets you bet, approve the bet within 1 milloseconds, pass through the bed, or refuse the bet. So some people crossed George Washington Bridge to bet on New Jersey. Before it was legalized in New York, people were just crossing the bridge. Because Geotger and other vendors were surprisingly accurate and accurate and allowed betting. In every state, all businesses rely on the vendor to check the best position.

Davis: Let's take a break here. Let's call again. This is Eric Lipton. He is a reporter in the New York Times. He wrote a series of articles about the sports gambling boom in the United States with the reporter team. A Dangerous Bet (Dangerous Bet) "can be viewed online. He will come back soon. This is fresh air.

(Soundbite of Dan Auerback's song "Wounded, rough")

Davis: It's beautiful air. I'm talking to Eric Lipton. He is a research reporter on the New York Times. He wrote a series of articles on American sports gambling in cooperation with the reporter team on the newspaper. The title is "Dangerous Bet".

The ban on sports betting by the federal government has led to legalization, reducing sports betting, and creating unique rules. You wrote a long article about it. It focused on other states as well as Kansas. How did you get that information? In other words, the representative of the profit organization works personally.

Lipton: That's right. Currently, in the United States, about half of the people live in a state where they can bet legally. Sports betting is legalized in 33 states. In the 24 states, you can bet on a mobile phone. Every year, legalization is being discussed, for example, in Texas and Missouri. It was discussed in Georgia, but it was a failure. Therefore, every year, there is a discussion of whether to legal in various states. Which state focuses is a little bit of a journalist. < SPAN> Geocomply checks its ping in all bets you bet, approves the bet within 1 milloseconds, passes, or refuses a bet. So some people crossed George Washington Bridge to bet on New Jersey. Before it was legalized in New York, people were just crossing the bridge. Because Geotger and other vendors were surprisingly accurate and accurate and allowed betting. In every state, all businesses rely on the vendor to check the best position.

Davis: Let's take a break here. Let's call again. This is Eric Lipton. He is a reporter in the New York Times. He wrote a series of articles about the sports gambling boom in the United States with the reporter team. A Dangerous Bet (Dangerous Bet) "can be viewed online. He will come back soon. This is fresh air.

(Soundbite of Dan Auerback's song "Wounded, rough")

Davis: It's beautiful air. I'm talking to Eric Lipton. He is a research reporter on the New York Times. He wrote a series of articles on American sports gambling in cooperation with the reporter team on the newspaper. The title is "Dangerous Bet".

The ban on sports betting by the federal government has led to legalization, reducing sports betting, and creating unique rules. You wrote a long article about it. It focused on other states as well as Kansas. How did you get that information? In other words, the representative of the profit organization works personally.

Lipton: That's right. Currently, in the United States, about half of the people live in a state where they can bet legally. Sports betting is legalized in 33 states. In the 24 states, you can bet on a mobile phone. Every year, legalization is being discussed, for example, in Texas and Missouri. It was discussed in Georgia, but it was a failure. Therefore, every year, there is a discussion of whether to legal in various states. Which state focuses is a little bit of a journalist. Geocomping will check the ping in all the bets you bet, approve the bet within 1 milloseconds, pass through the bed, or refuse the bet. So some people crossed George Washington Bridge to bet on New Jersey. Before it was legalized in New York, people were just crossing the bridge. Because Geotger and other vendors were surprisingly accurate and accurate and allowed betting. Every state, all businesses, rely on the vendor to check the best position.

Davis: Let's take a break here. Let's call again. This is Eric Lipton. He is a reporter in the New York Times. He wrote a series of articles about the sports gambling boom in the United States with the reporter team. A Dangerous Bet (Dangerous Bet) "can be viewed online. He will come back soon. This is fresh air.

(Soundbite of Dan Auerback's song "Wounded, rough")

Davis: It's beautiful air. I'm talking to Eric Lipton. He is a New York Times investigation reporter. He wrote a series of articles on American sports gambling in cooperation with the reporter team on the newspaper. The title is "Dangerous Bet".

The ban on sports betting by the federal government has led to legalization, reducing sports betting, and creating unique rules. You wrote a long article about it. It focused on other states as well as Kansas. How did you get that information? In other words, the representative of the profit organization works personally.

Lipton: That's right. Currently, in the United States, about half of the people live in a state where they can bet legally. Sports betting is legalized in 33 states. In the 24 states, you can bet on a mobile phone. Every year, legalization is being discussed, for example, in Texas and Missouri. It was discussed in Georgia, but it was a failure. Therefore, every year, there is a discussion of whether to legal in various states. Which state focuses is a little bit of a journalist.

In the end, he chose Missouri and Kansas, traveled by Jefferson City and Topica by car, immersed in the parliament hall in both industries, stood in the parliament, and looked at the members like a planter. He stood there for hours, saw them, met all the representatives of the profit organization, and saw them working in the bill and working on various members of the Diet.

Davis: That's right. And finally, the lobby activity report and the election fund report are also useful for scanning. At the beginning of this story, you introduce an anecdote of a state council with expensive cigars and old Irish whiskey. Please tell me what was going on here.

Lipton: It was just before Kansas legalized Sportsbetting. Just two days ago, the bill was lined up. He was the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee in Kansas, a sponsor of the bill. The two profit organizations, the leading sponsors of the bill, had a slot in a few blocks from the Protocol. Many lawmakers were there, but when I entered, the chairman of the House of Representatives, the sponsor of the bill, had a cigar in his hand and whiskey in the other hand, with a full smile. I was proudly walking around what this special whiskey was prepared for myself. < SPAN> So, after all, he chose Missouri and Kansas, traveled by Jefferson City and Topica by car, immersed in the parliamentary hall in both indates, and looked at the members of the Diet like a planter. He stood there for hours, saw them, met all the representatives of the profit organization, and saw them working in the bill and working on various members of the Diet.

Davis: That's right. And finally, the lobby activity report and the election fund report are also useful for scanning. At the beginning of this story, you introduce an anecdote of a state council with expensive cigars and old Irish whiskey. Please tell me what was going on here.

Lipton: It was just before Kangzas legalized sports betting. Just two days ago, the bill was lined up. He was the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee in Kansas, a sponsor of the bill. The two profit organizations, the leading sponsors of the bill, had a slot in a few blocks from the Protocol. Many lawmakers were there, but when I entered, the chairman of the House of Representatives, the sponsor of the bill, had a cigar in his hand and whiskey in the other hand, with a full smile. I was proudly walking around what this special whiskey was prepared for myself. In the end, he chose Missouri and Kansas, traveled by Jefferson City and Topica by car, immersed in the parliament hall in both industries, stood in the parliament, and looked at the members like a planter. He stood there for hours, saw them, met all the representatives of the profit organization, and saw them working in the bill to make various members of the Diet working.

Davis: That's right. And finally, the lobby activity report and the election fund report are also useful for scanning. At the beginning of this story, you introduce an anecdote of a state council with expensive cigars and old Irish whiskey. Please tell me what was going on here.

Lipton: It was just before Kangzas legalized sports betting. Just two days ago, the bill was lined up. He was the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee in Kansas, a sponsor of the bill. The two profit organizations, the leading sponsors of the bill, had a slot in a few blocks from the Protocol. Many lawmakers were there, but when I entered, the chairman of the House of Representatives, the sponsor of the bill, had a cigar in his hand and whiskey in the other hand, with a full smile. I was proudly walking around what this special whiskey was prepared for myself.

And while I am greeting a variety of profit organizations and members of the Diet there, he makes his client more easier to use sports betting in the state for the benefit of the sponsor of this event. He told me that such a clause was included in the bill. In other words, it was very trading. In Kansas, the representatives of the profit organization were able to lower the tax rate. They were able to include a clause to provide millions of dollars that were not levied. In addition, a small amount of money was received to prevent gambling problems, and most of the funds, 80 % of the taxes, were used to build a new sports stadium for professional teams. In other words, there were few general financial resources for Kansas people.

Davis: That's right. There are photos that you are with these people at this event. Did the representatives and members of the profit organization know that you were a New York Times? In other words, you didn't hide that you were a New York Times? They said. Please wait a moment. How did this guy enter here?

Lipton: Yes, I just appeared. In other words, I was in Capitol Hill and saw many profit groups and members of the Diet flooded the door. And it was clear that the night had to discuss the bill for hours. When I asked one of the assistants about their destination, he gave me a copy of the phone. Then I went with the photographer and took a picture. At one point, the representative of the profit organization, the main organizer of the event, came and asked if he could stop taking pictures. In other words, one of the points here is that they were all very good people, and the interest groups and the members of the Diet are very small clubs in many capital. Everyone knows each other well. Many of the profit organizations are former members of the Diet. And there aren't many local reporters, and there aren't many reporters who report that bills pass or do not pass. So they didn't think anyone was watching themselves like me. < SPAN> And while I am greeting various profit organizations and members of the Diet there, his client uses more sports betting in the state for the benefit of the sponsor of this event. He told me that the clause that would make it easier was included in the bill. In other words, it was very trading. In Kansas, the representatives of the profit organization were able to lower the tax rate. They were able to include a clause to provide millions of dollars that were not levied. In addition, a small amount of money was received to prevent gambling problems, and most of the funds, 80 % of the taxes, were used to build a new sports stadium for professional teams. In other words, there were few general financial resources for Kansas people.

Davis: That's right. There are photos that you are with these people at this event. Did the representatives and members of the profit organization know that you were a New York Times? In other words, you didn't hide that you were a New York Times? They said. Please wait a moment. How did this guy enter here?

Lipton: Yes, I just appeared. In other words, I was in Capitol Hill and saw many profit groups and members of the Diet flooded the door. And it was clear that the night had to discuss the bill for hours. When I asked one of the assistants about their destination, he gave me a copy of the phone. Then I went with the photographer and took a picture. At one point, the representative of the profit organization, the main organizer of the event, came and asked if he could stop taking pictures. In other words, one of the points here is that they were all very good people, and the interest groups and the members of the Diet are very small clubs in many capital. Everyone knows each other well. Many of the profit organizations are former members of the Diet. And there aren't many local reporters, and there aren't many reporters who report that bills pass or do not pass. So they didn't think anyone was watching themselves like me. And while I am greeting a variety of profit organizations and members of the Diet there, he makes his client more easier to use sports betting in the state for the benefit of the sponsor of this event. He told me that such a clause was included in the bill. In other words, it was very trading. In Kansas, the representatives of the profit organization were able to lower the tax rate. They were able to include a clause to provide millions of dollars that were not levied. In addition, a small amount of money was received to prevent gambling problems, and most of the funds, 80 % of the taxes, were used to build a new sports stadium for professional teams. In other words, there were few general financial resources for Kansas people.

Davis: That's right. There are photos that you are with these people at this event. Did the representatives and members of the profit organization know that you were a New York Times? In other words, you didn't hide that you were a New York Times? They said. Please wait a moment. How did this guy enter here?

Lipton: Yes, I just appeared. In other words, I was in Capitol Hill and saw many profit groups and members of the Diet flooded the door. And it was clear that the night had to discuss the bill for hours. When I asked one of the assistants about their destination, he gave me a copy of the phone. Then I went with the photographer and took a picture. At one point, the representative of the profit organization, the main organizer of the event, came and asked if he could stop taking pictures. In other words, one of the points here is that they were all very good people, and the interest groups and the members of the Diet are very small clubs in many capital. Everyone knows each other well. Many of the profit organizations are former members of the Diet. And there aren't many local reporters, and there aren't many reporters who report that bills pass or do not pass. So they didn't think anyone was watching themselves like me.

DAVIES: There's a lot of details in this article that we don't really -- always -- deal with, so I encourage you to read it. But there was an amendment put in the bill at the last minute to help the gaming industry and certain real estate industries. You know all the people involved here, cigar people. There's some pretty embarrassing anecdotes. Did it bother you in any way? Did it embarrass you? Did it affect you?

LIPTON: I think so. For example, I learned as I was covering the bill the fact that 80 percent of the revenue that was coming into the state was going to be earmarked for professional sports, and that this was at the request of a group of investors who controlled hundreds of acres of land near the intersection of two interstates. It was the most likely place to have a professional sports team. So they lobbied to get that provision in the bill. So I think there was some regret. There's also the fact that the tax rates were so low and Kansans weren't benefiting as much. There's been a billion dollars bet in Kansas since this law went into effect. But it only brought in about $500, 000 in tax revenue to the Kansas general fund. So, $1. 1 billion in gambling got $2. 7 million in taxes, but most of that goes into the stadium fund. So, lobbyists were able to negotiate a bill that didn't really benefit Kansas citizens.

Davies: And there was talk of opening it up and amending it, but that hasn't happened yet.

Lipton: That's not happening. Right. So one of the things that's happened in the United States is that not only have states legalized sports betting, but they've actually started to do, say, a billion dollars -- over a billion dollars in promotional betting across the United States, tax-free. So when you have the incentive to start sports betting by offering a "free bet" of $500, $1, 000, even thousands of dollars in some states, the state in many places has become a partner in this marketing because the sports betting platforms don't pay tax when they offer these "free bets." Some states have a problem with this because the sports betting platforms don't pay tax when they offer these "free bets." And they get people into a betting habit when they shouldn't be getting into a betting habit.

Davies: And the money that the betting operators spend on these promotions counts as a business loss and is therefore tax deductible. It's been a phenomenal success. It's raised the question of whether you can use your credit card to put money into your sports betting account, your sportsbook, and to place bets. Can you explain what this is and how you address it? Lipton: Yes, it's a very delicate issue, because if you have someone who is going to allow you to borrow money to bet, and that person has a gambling problem, that can quickly develop into serious financial problems. So some states have banned the use of credit cards for betting. But in some states, that's what happened because credit cards were actually being used to process bets. There could have been payday lenders involved in financing sports betting.

So there are a lot of open questions at the moment. You know, sports betting is not just sports betting. Mobile betting is 24/7. It's in your pocket, so there are no restrictions now. You don't have to go to a casino, you don't have to go to a store to buy a lottery ticket. Of course, you can bet whenever you want, just like on social media. So, can you also borrow money to make that bet? Is that a dangerous precedent?

Davies: Right. Right. How do you deal with that? We use credit cards to buy sandwiches and gum these days, right? So, are gambling bets exempt in a lot of places?

Lipton: Many states prohibit the use of credit cards for gambling. Even in states that prohibit it, some allow credit card betting, at least temporarily, due to lack of oversight. And there's also the issue that with the explosion of mobile betting, states have not built a regulatory system to make sure that all betting platforms are following all the rules. So, the scale of betting has expanded significantly. And a lot of it is left to the companies to self-regulate, to report failures to their state regulators, and then punish the companies if the regulators get reports that the companies aren't following the rules.

Davies: So the issue of credit card gambling is still a contentious one.

Lipton: Yes. For example, Maine is one of the states that has recently moved into sports betting. Maine is one of the most strict states. They ban advertising in a lot of places. They ban marketing on college campuses. They also ban celebrities in ads. And they don't take advertising deductions like other states. So the approach varies from state to state.

Davies: I'll ask you again. We'll take another break here.

Davis: I'm talking to Eric Lipton. He is a reporter in the New York Times. He worked with the reporter team to write a series of articles about sports betting boom in the United States. A Dangerous Bet (Dangerous Bet) "can be viewed online. He returns to talk again after this short break. This is Dave Davis.

(The soundbight of "CHEROKEE" by Christian McBlide Trio).

Davis: This is fresh air. This is Terry Gross. The guest is Eric Lipton, a research reporter for the New York Times. He recently set up a team with reporters and investigated the US sports gambling boom in the United States for the past four years. Litigation and lobby activities, many of the state councils, advantageous conditions given to gambling companies, partnerships connected by sports betting companies with sports league, universities, media organizations, and human impacts brought by sports betting. It is covered. The Times "" Times "is entitled" Dangerous bets "and can be seen online.

When sports betting was legalized in many states, the level of the ad was surprised. In other words, if you were watching sports, there were advertisements everywhere. On the Internet, advertising was being carried out everywhere, such as Instagram and Twitter. I am also interested in the strategy to allow new players to participate in the game. The first bed is ris k-free up to $ 2, 000. what do you mean? < SPAN> Davis: I'm talking to Eric Lipton. He is a reporter in the New York Times. He worked with the reporter team to write a series of articles about sports betting boom in the United States. A Dangerous Bet (Dangerous Bet) "can be viewed online. He returns to talk again after this short break. This is Dave Davis.

(The soundbight of "CHEROKEE" by Christian McBlide Trio).

Davis: This is fresh air. This is Terry Gross. The guest is Eric Lipton, a research reporter for the New York Times. He recently set up a team with reporters and investigated the US sports gambling boom in the United States for the past four years. Litigation and lobby activities, many of the state councils, advantageous conditions given to gambling companies, partnerships connected by sports betting companies with sports league, universities, media organizations, and human impacts brought by sports betting. It is covered. The Times "" Times "is entitled" Dangerous bets "and can be seen online.

When sports betting was legalized in many states, the level of the ad was surprised. In other words, if you were watching sports, there were advertisements everywhere. On the Internet, advertising was being carried out everywhere, such as Instagram and Twitter. I am also interested in the strategy to allow new players to participate in the game. The first bed is ris k-free up to $ 2, 000. what do you mean? Davis: I'm talking to Eric Lipton. He is a reporter in the New York Times. He worked with the reporter team to write a series of articles about sports betting boom in the United States. A Dangerous Bet (Dangerous Bet) "can be viewed online. He returns to talk again after this short break. This is Dave Davis.

(The soundbight of "CHEROKEE" by Christian McBlide Trio).

Davis: This is fresh air. This is Terry Gross. The guest is Eric Lipton, a research reporter for the New York Times. He recently set up a team with reporters and investigated the US sports gambling boom in the United States for the past four years. Litigation and lobby activities, many of the state councils, advantageous conditions given to gambling companies, partnerships connected by sports betting companies with sports league, universities, media organizations, and human impacts brought by sports betting. It is covered. The Times "" Times "is entitled" Dangerous bets "and can be seen online.

When sports betting was legalized in many states, the level of the ad was surprised. In other words, if you were watching sports, there were advertisements everywhere. On the Internet, advertising was being carried out everywhere, such as Instagram and Twitter. I am also interested in the strategy to allow new players to participate in the game. The first bet is ris k-free up to $ 2, 000. what do you mean?

Lipton: They said that they handed money, put money on the table, and bet on our money in the first bet. And if you lose, basically you won't lose your money. And what is happening now is like a Ross leader competition in a share struggle by major companies. If you dominate the market, you will be willing to lose in advance investment. Once you download the app and sign a contract with a specific company, you are more likely to keep betting at that company. Therefore, they are desperate to acquire you as a customer, and you will not be able to provide "free funds" in advance to invite your own platform. As a result, large competition was held among different companies. As a result, it was a competition to provide more free beds.

Davis: I wanted to talk about a partnership in a gaming business with various institutions, including universities and vocational schools. That was very attractive. Caesthers Sports Book & Casino is the official sports betting partner of Spartan Athletics (the team name of Michigan State University). Are there any special concerns about the people of that age targeting young people participating in sports betting?

Lipton: Yes. As part of this series, I looked into such a marketing agreement with students from the Journalism Department of Colombia University. It is surprising that there are nearly 12 states, including Louisiana State University, Michigan University, Colorado, Maryland University, Denver University, Arkansaw State University, and Nevada University. In these contracts, the university will earn money in exchange for the Sports Betting marketing platform. Obviously, many students are under 18 or under 21. Depending on the state, the age limit where betting is legal is different. < SPAN> Lipton: They said that they handed money, put money on the table, and bet on our money in the first bet. And if you lose, basically you won't lose your money. And what is happening now is like a Ross leader competition in a share struggle by major companies. If you dominate the market, you will be willing to lose in advance investment. Once you download the app and sign a contract with a specific company, you are more likely to keep betting at that company. Therefore, they are desperate to acquire you as a customer, and you will not be able to provide "free funds" in advance to invite your own platform. As a result, large competition was held among different companies. As a result, it was a competition to provide more free beds.

Davis: I wanted to talk about a partnership in a gaming business with various institutions, including universities and vocational schools. That was very attractive. Caesthers Sports Book & Casino is the official sports betting partner of Spartan Athletics (the team name of Michigan State University). Are there any special concerns about the people of that age targeting young people participating in sports betting?

Lipton: Yes. As part of this series, I looked into such a marketing agreement with students from the Journalism Department of Colombia University. It is surprising that there are nearly 12 states, including Louisiana State University, Michigan University, Colorado, Maryland University, Denver University, Arkansaw State University, and Nevada University. In these contracts, the university will earn money in exchange for the Sports Betting marketing platform. Obviously, many students are under 18 or under 21. Depending on the state, the age limit where betting is legal is different. Lipton: They said that they handed money, put money on the table, and bet on our money in the first bet. And if you lose, basically you won't lose your money. And what is happening now is like a Ross leader competition in a share struggle by major companies. If you dominate the market, you will be willing to lose in advance investment. Once you download the app and sign a contract with a specific company, you are more likely to keep betting at that company. Therefore, they are desperate to acquire you as a customer, and you will not be able to provide "free funds" in advance to invite your own platform. As a result, large competition was held among different companies. As a result, it was a competition to provide more free beds.

Davis: I wanted to talk about a partnership in a gaming business with various institutions, including universities and vocational schools. That was very attractive. Caesthers Sports Book & Casino is the official sports betting partner of Spartan Athletics (the team name of Michigan State University). Are there any special concerns about the people of that age targeting young people participating in sports betting?

Lipton: Yes. As part of this series, I looked into such a marketing agreement with students from the Journalism Department of Colombia University. It is surprising that there are nearly 12 states, including Louisiana State University, Michigan University, Colorado, Maryland University, Denver University, Arkansaw State University, and Nevada University. In these contracts, the university will earn money in exchange for the Sports Betting marketing platform. Obviously, many students are under 18 or under 21. Depending on the state, the age limit where betting is legal is different.