How Betting Took Over Sports | In Person (Ryan Ranch)

Course Description:

Based on interviews with more than 300 people, Danny Funt's book "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling" offers insights into why sports betting is suddenly everywhere, how gambling operators take advantage of their customers, and why all this could be extremely damaging for sports and public health. He pays a special visit to Ryan Ranch to discuss a pastime that has never been more popular or accessible but has the potential to exact a devastating toll on sports fans nationwide.

Tuition: $0.00

Additional Fees: $0.00

Day/Time

Monday, Sept. 28 *1:00 – 2:30 p.m.* (1 session)

Location

Attend in person at CSUMB Ryan Ranch, 8 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Monterey

Facilitator:

Danny Funt's reporting has appeared in "The Washington Post," "The New Yorker," and "The Wall Street Journal." Raised locally, he is a graduate of Georgetown University and the Columbia Journalism School. "Everybody Loses," published this year by Simon & Schuster, is his first book.