Brian Pempus
@gamblingharm.org
Founder, Editor-in-Chief, GamblingHarm.org.
Reporting on the predatory gambling industry in all its forms.
Contact: [email protected]
Reporting on the predatory gambling industry in all its forms.
Contact: [email protected]
Is Polymarket Fascist? Platform Takes Bets On War While Posting Ethnic Slurs
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Is Polymarket Fascist? Platform Takes Bets On War While Posting Ethnic Slurs
Explore the controversy surrounding Polymarket war betting markets and its recent social media fallout involving offensive language.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Is Polymarket Fascist? Platform Takes Bets On War While Posting Ethnic Slurs
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Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
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Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
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The working class becomes addicted to sports gambling and can’t afford tickets to games while the arenas become this.
Late capitalism on display
Late capitalism on display
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The working class becomes addicted to sports gambling and can’t afford tickets to games while the arenas become this.
Late capitalism on display
Late capitalism on display
It’s clearly time for states to hit pause on legalizing sports betting and online casino gambling
NY FED: The rejection rate for all types of credit (auto loan, credit card, credit card limit increase, mortgage, mortgage refinance) over past 12 months rose to a series high of 24.8% in October.
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It’s clearly time for states to hit pause on legalizing sports betting and online casino gambling
You're now a hoarder if you keep your phone for longer than 2 years and don't serve your Apple or Google overlords
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
You're now a hoarder if you keep your phone for longer than 2 years and don't serve your Apple or Google overlords
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Disappointing to see Zohran Mamdani so thoroughly dominated by Trump. The US left is an utter catastrophe. The left in other parts of the world is so much stronger.
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Disappointing to see Zohran Mamdani so thoroughly dominated by Trump. The US left is an utter catastrophe. The left in other parts of the world is so much stronger.
In a startling interview with the NYT, Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki expressed interest in bringing yes/no stock market-style gambling for children to the platform.
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In a startling interview with the NYT, Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki expressed interest in bringing yes/no stock market-style gambling for children to the platform.
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NEW: This week's edition of "The Harmdown" report has 37 news items you don't want to miss from the wild world of casino gambling, sports betting, "prediction markets", and much more.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
NEW: This week's edition of "The Harmdown" report has 37 news items you don't want to miss from the wild world of casino gambling, sports betting, "prediction markets", and much more.
Please check it out, share, and subscribe if you find it informative.
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Please check it out, share, and subscribe if you find it informative.
Read more ⤵️
NEW: This week's edition of "The Harmdown" report has 37 news items you don't want to miss from the wild world of casino gambling, sports betting, "prediction markets", and much more.
Please check it out, share, and subscribe if you find it informative.
Read more ⤵️
Please check it out, share, and subscribe if you find it informative.
Read more ⤵️
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
NEW: This week's edition of "The Harmdown" report has 37 news items you don't want to miss from the wild world of casino gambling, sports betting, "prediction markets", and much more.
Please check it out, share, and subscribe if you find it informative.
Read more ⤵️
Please check it out, share, and subscribe if you find it informative.
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Harvard's endowment recently invested tens of millions of dollars in Flutter Entertainment, parent company of FanDuel.
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Harvard University Endowment Invests In FanDuel Parent Flutter
Harvard revealed an investment in FanDuel's parent company, Flutter Entertainment. The $30 million stake in online gambling raises concerns.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Harvard's endowment recently invested tens of millions of dollars in Flutter Entertainment, parent company of FanDuel.
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NEW: The casino industry is so greedy it is eating itself. The largest online sports gambling sites have left the most powerful casino lobbying group in a fight over a new predatory form of online sports gambling.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW: The casino industry is so greedy it is eating itself. The largest online sports gambling sites have left the most powerful casino lobbying group in a fight over a new predatory form of online sports gambling.
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Harvard's endowment recently invested tens of millions of dollars in Flutter Entertainment, parent company of FanDuel.
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Harvard University Endowment Invests In FanDuel Parent Flutter
Harvard revealed an investment in FanDuel's parent company, Flutter Entertainment. The $30 million stake in online gambling raises concerns.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Harvard's endowment recently invested tens of millions of dollars in Flutter Entertainment, parent company of FanDuel.
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Wildly, some bettors are even more interested in NBA betting after a scandal involving corrupted prop bets. Perhaps some bettors believe they can exploit the corruption to their advantage. This also highlights how a betting habit is difficult to shake, and a sports integrity scandal may not deter it
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Wildly, some bettors are even more interested in NBA betting after a scandal involving corrupted prop bets. Perhaps some bettors believe they can exploit the corruption to their advantage. This also highlights how a betting habit is difficult to shake, and a sports integrity scandal may not deter it
And the city is planning, tentatively, to install slot machines at O'Hare.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
And the city is planning, tentatively, to install slot machines at O'Hare.
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This does not appear to be breaking news at all. It's related to the October indictments.
BREAKING NEWS: The NBA has asked multiple teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, to hand over documents and other property as part of its investigation into illegal sports gambling, six league sources told The Athletic.
November 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This does not appear to be breaking news at all. It's related to the October indictments.
It does seem like we're close to crossing a Rubicon here, where a person murders a player over sports betting losses. The NBA players feel it coming, according to a report from The Athletic.
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It does seem like we're close to crossing a Rubicon here, where a person murders a player over sports betting losses. The NBA players feel it coming, according to a report from The Athletic.
In Era Of Gambler Threats, DraftKings To Continue Paying Ex-President's Security
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In Era Of Gambler Threats, DraftKings To Continue Paying Ex-President's Security
Matt Kalish leaves DraftKings after nearly 15 years, with the company covering his personal security expenses until 2027.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In Era Of Gambler Threats, DraftKings To Continue Paying Ex-President's Security
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The term "mortgage" comes from the Old French for "death pledge." A 50-year mortgage makes more sense, but it really should the length of the average lifespan of an American.
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The term "mortgage" comes from the Old French for "death pledge." A 50-year mortgage makes more sense, but it really should the length of the average lifespan of an American.
The US is just a data center, a casino, and a prison in a trench coat.
SEN: “.. Such is the risk when the economy has only one growth engine and it’s seen as mostly benefiting the rich while leaving working people behind, or worse penalizing them with high costs and job losses.”
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November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The US is just a data center, a casino, and a prison in a trench coat.
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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Scoop: Texas Sports Bettor Indicted For Threats Against Louisville Football Team
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Texas Sports Bettor Indicted For Threats Against Louisville Football Team
Brian Mandel, a sports bettor from Texas, was indicted in Kentucky for allegedly sending gambling-related threats against Louisville coaches.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Scoop: Texas Sports Bettor Indicted For Threats Against Louisville Football Team
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