“This man, whom we had happily drained of what little money he had before kicking him to the curb, had really never stood a chance in this life.”

A former employee of an online sportsbook writes about their experience. It’s not gambling that has been legalized — “what has been legalized is extraction, and the new methods of extraction that are possible using the internet and mobile devices. ” Read the whole thing to find out what got them to quit.
[Link: Why I Got Out Of The Gambling Business | https://defector.com/why-i-got-out-of-the-gambling-business?giftLink=2dac382bd937cf450bfb68fa48fdf58d | Defector]

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“This man, whom we had happily drained of what little money he had before kicking him to the curb, had really never stood a chance in this life.”
A former employee of an online sportsbook writes about their experience. It’s not gambli… [705 chars]

Source: The Verge | Published: 2026-03-25T16:31:30Z

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