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]
FanDuel sports gambling ad in the U.S.
The sports gambling industry is a true vulture.
The sports gambling industry is a true vulture.
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
FanDuel sports gambling ad in the U.S.
The sports gambling industry is a true vulture.
The sports gambling industry is a true vulture.
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
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
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.
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
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.
Sounds like a slot machine
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Sounds like a slot machine
Have you ever seen John Carpenter's 1988 masterpiece "They Live"?
If there was a remake, the online gambling sector, including prediction markets, would get a reference.
If there was a remake, the online gambling sector, including prediction markets, would get a reference.
October 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Have you ever seen John Carpenter's 1988 masterpiece "They Live"?
If there was a remake, the online gambling sector, including prediction markets, would get a reference.
If there was a remake, the online gambling sector, including prediction markets, would get a reference.
On Tuesday, a MN Senate taxes committee blocked a study of sports betting legalization.
A proponent of sports betting claimed that not sanctioning and permitting the ubiquitous advertising of an addictive product amounted to "abandoning" Minnesotans.
A proponent of sports betting claimed that not sanctioning and permitting the ubiquitous advertising of an addictive product amounted to "abandoning" Minnesotans.
May 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
On Tuesday, a MN Senate taxes committee blocked a study of sports betting legalization.
A proponent of sports betting claimed that not sanctioning and permitting the ubiquitous advertising of an addictive product amounted to "abandoning" Minnesotans.
A proponent of sports betting claimed that not sanctioning and permitting the ubiquitous advertising of an addictive product amounted to "abandoning" Minnesotans.
Proposed language in GOP budget reconciliation bill.
This would presumably BAN any state from enacting a law to prevent or reduce gambling-related harm from the use of artificial intelligence.
Illinois, for example, currently has a bill on the table to ban the betting industry from using AI.
This would presumably BAN any state from enacting a law to prevent or reduce gambling-related harm from the use of artificial intelligence.
Illinois, for example, currently has a bill on the table to ban the betting industry from using AI.
May 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Proposed language in GOP budget reconciliation bill.
This would presumably BAN any state from enacting a law to prevent or reduce gambling-related harm from the use of artificial intelligence.
Illinois, for example, currently has a bill on the table to ban the betting industry from using AI.
This would presumably BAN any state from enacting a law to prevent or reduce gambling-related harm from the use of artificial intelligence.
Illinois, for example, currently has a bill on the table to ban the betting industry from using AI.
BetMGM in the US offering bonus offers on problem gambling pages.
May 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BetMGM in the US offering bonus offers on problem gambling pages.