Episode 8: The Integrity Landscape | Against the Rules with Michael Lewis

Has betting based on inside intel on games gone down since sports gambling was legalized in the US? Not really, as Michael Lewis finds out. But what's gone up is misery for athletes. We hear from Atlanta Hawks forward Larry Nance, Jr. about the rage, threats and wheedling that pro athletes now endure. The NCAA, former Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker, is trying to protect student athletes on campus, while their friends all bet on them, often underaged. Overall, the “integrity landscape” for US sports looks more and more pot-holed by the day.
For further reading: NCAA sports wagering survey
Season 4, Episode 8
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[@voodooshoes330]

Awesome Podcast! Keep it up! This is the kind of in depth reporting I want. Granted it's sports betting but damn if you didn't make it interesting.

[@wespierce7241]

Agreed

[@johnkoch7386]

As a former sports journalist who did a series on sports gambling in 1996, it was fearful then, it is inevitable now. Police itself, yeah right.

[@brianclarkson5300]

I promise you that “kill yourself for taking that 3” tweet was about Jae’Lyn Withers of the UNC TarHeels