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The Legalization of Sports Gambling in America (Half the Answer #89, with Danny Funt)

How did sports betting burst onto the scene so violently in the last half-decade? Danny Funt, author of Everybody

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Danny Funt is a Charlotte-based reporter and editor. He is the author of Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling.

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How did sports betting burst onto the scene so violently in the last half-decade? Danny Funt, author of Everybody