PodcastPodcast, The Take
Sports betting has grow to be a mainstay in American tradition. Are firms profiting off individuals’s compulsions?
Published On 24 Nov 2025
Sports was once about the recreation. Now, for tens of millions of followers, it’s about the guess. A 2018 Supreme Court resolution turned sports right into a multibillion-dollar machine – one which’s driving habit and hitting younger males the hardest. How did a quiet coverage change unleash an business preying on America’s loneliest, most financially anxious individuals?
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- Isaac Rose-Berman (@roundrobin42) – Gambling Research and Policy Fellow at American Institute for Boys and Men
Episode credit:
This episode was produced by Melanie Marich, Haleema Shah, and Diana Ferrero with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Tamara Khandaker, Tracie Hunte, Noor Wazwaz, Farhan Rafid, Fatima Shafiq, and Malika Bilal. It was edited by Kylene Kiang and Alexandra Locke.
The Take manufacturing workforce is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Diana Ferrero, Tracie Hunte, Tamara Khandaker, Kylene Kiang, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Melanie Marich, Catherine Nouhan, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Farhan Rafid and Fatima Shafiq. Our host is Malika Bilal.
Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of viewers engagement.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s government producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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