Everybody Loses

The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling

By: Danny Funt, Danny Funt - introduction

Narrated by: Cary Hite

This jaw-dropping book pulls back the curtain on the alluring yet perilous world of American sports gambling. Built around explosive interviews with the power players of the betting boom at FanDuel, DraftKings, and beyond, it reveals the troubling methods that are being used to bleed gamblers dry.

Everybody Loses is the first major investigation into America’s sports gambling industry. Journalist Danny Funt has obtained wild stories and stunning admissions from the people trying to transform our nation of sports fans into a nation of sports gamblers, including:

• Former sportsbook executives who cop to misleading customers, with one admitting they’re “selling that you can win, but you can’t.”
• VIP “hosts” at the gambling companies who divulge the extravagant perks they offer their biggest losers to keep them hooked.
• Insiders who recall secret meetings where NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB executives learned how much money their leagues stood to make if they abandoned their opposition to gambling.
• Lobbyists who detail how they converted skeptical politicians into gambling industry cheerleaders.

This riveting narrative will captivate sports fans, concerned parents, and anyone intrigued by the intersection of money and morals. Everybody Loses is the crucial book for understanding why sports gambling is suddenly everywhere—and why the odds are so great that the problems it’s creating will soon spiral out of control.

Eye Opening

If you sports gamble..this is a must read. Invest in this book and at least put yourself in a position to not be taken advantage of by these companies.

filled with information

Great story’s and very informative. Makes people in book come alive. Gets different perspectives. Not preachy but shows the effects of online gaming.

breaking the cycle

this was one of the most thorough, deep explorations of the historical and modern context of sports betting I've consumed in a long time. the details laid out a both haunting picture of what the future could hold, and at the same time illustrated the almost unfathomable feat these gambling companies have accomplished by hooking the masses. I absolutely blew through this book, highly recommend

Really important message and thorough information

I started this because I heard the author on a sports podcast talking about the horrific VIP practices that sports gambling companies use. This was really informative and eye opening to how dangerous the rise of sports betting is especially to our youth who are growing up with it so normalized. I would definitely recommend!

The entertainment factory, very amusing and amazing

I liked the whole book, front to back. It is very well written, informative, and fantastic.