The Dark Side of Online Sports Betting: Winners Are Banned, Losers Are Made
2025-06-06
Using the dazzling lights of Las Vegas as a metaphor, the author points out that its prosperity is built on the money lost by countless gamblers. Online sports betting is similar; algorithms effectively identify and limit winning players, yet show little concern for problem gamblers, even encouraging young people to gamble to maximize profits. The author suggests that in the future, widespread sports gambling will be viewed in the same light as smoking and drunk driving are today.