Alabama Loses

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Sports betting was illegal in 48 states just seven years ago. Now it's on your phone, in your living room, and targeting your kids. And Alabama is next on the industry's list. In this episode of Alabama Policy Insights, we sit down with investigative journalist and author Danny Funt to unpack what's really driving the sports betting boom and who pays the price when states say yes. Funt spent years reporting for the Washington Post before writing "Everybody Loses", a deep dive into how a $100 billion industry engineered its own mainstream acceptance, why the professional sports leagues did a complete about-face in 2018, and what actually happens to families, communities, and state budgets…