global sports betting industry regulations

You’re just peppered with them when you’re watching a standard basketball game.

Oliver Barnes Well, I watch a lot of American sports, and one thing I’ve kind of noticed over the past few years is quite the intensity, particularly watching NBA basketball, the intensity of gambling ads.

What made you want to work on this piece? He’s joining me on Money Clinic to talk about what he learned. Oliver is based out of the UK, where legal online gambling has existed for years, and he recently worked on a deep dive into sports betting in the US. I’m Brooke Masters, the FT’s US financial editor, standing in for Claer Barrett while she’s away.Ĭoming up, will the growth of the online gambling industry in the US lead to a surge in gambling addiction? And how will regulators respond? Oliver Barnes is the FT’s leisure industries correspondent. Welcome to Money Clinic, the weekly podcast about personal finance and investing From the Financial Times. Even Disney recently announced that its sports television network, ESPN, has struck a deal to get into gambling, but that growth has some people worried about social costs. It’s easy to access from your phone or computer, and it’s growing like crazy. Tony Hawk, in a DraftKings ad Hawk? Tony Hawk, like the bird? (Imitating bird sounds)ĭraftKings ad voiceover All customers, head to the DraftKings Sportsbook app to claim your free bet now.Ĭharles Barkley, in a FanDuel ad With same game parlays on FanDuel, you can bet on how your favourite players would do.īrooke Masters Betting on sports in the US is legal now. Kevin Hart, in a DraftKings ad Hey, I’m watching you like a . . .

This is an audio transcript of the Money Clinic podcast episode: ‘ The dark side of the US sports-betting boom ’īrooke Masters If you’ve watched a US sporting event on TV recently, you may have seen a star-studded ad like this: Brooke Masters and Oliver Barnes Jump to comments section Print this page

Global sports betting industry regulations