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January 26, 2023
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Gambling Is Ruining the NFL for Fans. Blame Chris Christie.
With the help of the Supreme Court, the New Jersey governor paved the way for the sportsbook industry to drown us in an unrelenting onslaught of advertisements.
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The Supreme Court’s sports-betting ruling has major implications for states’ rights.
October 9, 2015
Where Fantasy Sports Meets Stock Market Scams
Daily fantasy games are wildly popular and completely infuriating
October 22, 2014
Let Chris Christie Legalize Sports Gambling. It Won't Ruin the Game.
October 5, 2014
Chris Christie's Quest to Legalize Sports Gambling Could Destroy Professional Athletics
July 2, 2014
San Francisco Mapped Every Brothel, Opium Den, and Gambling Parlor During a Moral Panic in the 1880s
The ugly motive behind a beautiful diagram of old Chinatown
April 30, 2014
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love What's Happening in Russia
November 19, 2013
Sheldon Adelson Has Finally Found an Issue He Can Truly Influence
September 24, 2013
Bring Back Intrade! It’s A Perfect Reflection of Our Corruption.
March 25, 2013
What We Mean When We Say “All Chalk”
February 2, 2013
Gambling with NFL Fandom
I decided to bet on the sport I love. I lost, even when I won.

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