How Sports Betting Swallowed the Game

HigherIQ · Sep 25, 2026 · 5m

00:00 — Introduction 00:54 — From Illegal Everywhere to a One-Hundred-Sixty-Seven-Billion-Dollar Industry 01:52 — The Scandals Arrived Faster Than Anyone Expected 02:57 — Every Ad Is a Bet, and Young Men Are Paying the Price 04:06 — Wrap Up Sources: - Sports betting hits record $16.96 billion in revenue in 2025 (ESPN): https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/48045855/sports-betting-hits-record-1696-billion-revenue-2025 - Jontay Porter banned from NBA for violating league's gaming rules: https://www.nba.com/news/jontay-porter-banned-from-nba - U.S. Charges NBA Coach and Players in…