The Explosion of Sports Gambling Will Force Society to Adapt;

The Explosion of Sports Gambling Will Force Society to Adapt; Also, Ultra Processed Foods Work by Changing Our Brains

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James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the explosion of sports gambling in society and how it has changed both the business of and culture around sports (1:16). The guys also react to recent revelations on how ultra processed food changes the way our brains work (34:41). America Made a Huge Bet on Sports Gambling. The Backlash Is Here. (The Wall Street Journal) In the wake of the Shohei Ohtani scandal, can sports and legal gambling coexist? (Yahoo! News) Cavs head coach says he received threats from sports gamblers (Axios) Will the politics of sports gambling make it the next national ‘addiction’ crisis? (The Hill) Gambling addiction hotlines say volume is up and callers are younger as online sports betting booms (NBC News) The New Science on What Ultra-Processed Food Does to Your Brain (The Wall Street Journal) From anxiety to cancer, the evidence against ultra-processed food piles up (NPR)

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