Danny Funt

"EVERYBODY LOSES: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling" is available for preorder! What's at stake as billions of dollars are spent to turn a nation of sports fans into a nation of sports gamblers? My findings after 300+ interviews are alarming. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Everyb...

“What troubles me most is the disconnect at the ESPN executive level between making money and caring about the human impact of constantly bombarding fans with betting odds and talk.” www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

“I’m not going to work for a gambling company and have blood on my hands.” -- Nicole Noren, 24-year ESPN veteran and winner of Emmy, Murrow, and Peabody awards. Her grandfather, father and one of my brothers "were pretty much destroyed by sports gambling addiction." www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, tells @dannyfunt.bsky.social why she quit in protest. www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

Tough feud to be in

The New York Times's list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century is spot on, top to bottom. No notes.

Excited to join @wajali.bsky.social at 1 pm EST today on Substack Live to discuss my book, EVERYBODY LOSES, and some crazy recent stories you might have heard about involving sports gambling.

On the interweaving of sports journalism and gambling — “They sort of built the plane as they flew it, and when you do that it can be quite haphazard and you can make a lot of unforced errors.” Reporter and author @dannyfunt.bsky.social joins us on Burn It All Down! www.patreon.com/burnitalldow...

@bomani-jones.bsky.social I appreciated your series recently on Colin Kaepernick. Obviously he's on a book tour now -- did y'all reach out for an interview?

Websites get so excited when you type 4 and they get to tell you that you have a Visa

You never know where your procrastinating Friday morning will take you ... Went down a Jamal Lewis rabbit hole and am reminded that in two games vs. the Browns in 2003, he rushed for a total of 500 yards!

NEW: Sports betting companies DraftKings, FanDuel, bet365 & Fanatics dropped $29m into a super PAC called Win for America in the 2nd quarter, bringing the total raised to $70m this year.

You know those 1-10 pain charts at ERs? Do they have a 1-10 chart for the degree to which your diarrhea is explosive?

a MUST-READ book!

Thank you for the newsletter shoutout, @joeposnanski.com! EVERYBODY LOSES will be Amazon’s Daily Deal on Sunday, so lookout for a huge ebook discount that day only if you haven’t grabbed a copy yet.

Listen, I have my priors about gambling, but I’d recommend everybody read @dannyfunt.bsky.social’s book on this.

Today @dannyfunt.bsky.social joins @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social to talk about how sports betting has grown so uncontrollably in the last five years www.liberalcurrents.com/the-legaliza...

what is the job of the third VAR official who stands behind the other two. is she just there to keep an eye on them and make sure they're not playing games on their computers

One of my toddler's most relatable traits is craving lunch by 10:30 am

I discussed the Brendan Sorsby ruling on @pbsnews.org NewsHour. I don't think it's quite as one-sided as some have suggested (especially the programs that play Texas Tech). It's distressing that so many are crying "BS" about him being addicted to gambling. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aON_...

I feel like I had a fairly libertarian view on gambling as I do with most vices until I read @dannyfunt.bsky.social’s book EVERYBODY LOSES, after which I was like oh god no nevermind this has gotta go

@c-span.bsky.social founder Brian Lamb grilled me about my book EVERYBODY LOSES, plus some totally unexpected stuff, like a piece I wrote about Nick Kristof running for governor of Oregon and being distressingly hostile toward reporters. Check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Thank you @tomhaberstroh.bsky.social for taking hours to chart definitively: Shai falls way more than most. Between that, the team's nonstop flopping, mauling Wemby, & other borderline dirty play, I think it's fair to be put off by OKC beyond just being a hater. sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...

"The tobacco industry was notorious for co-opting trusted health experts to vouch for the safety of smoking. Today’s gambling giants are deploying a similar strategy." (@dannyfunt.bsky.social) newrepublic.com/article/2100...

I'm honored to be sharing a stage with @emilydufton.bsky.social and Erin Williams tomorrow morning at Gold Coast Book Fair to discuss one of the most provocative allegations in the air -- as it involves gambling, painkillers, and much else: "the business of addiction." #bookfest #longisland

In J-school, Steve Coll assigned this Ted Turner profile by Ken Auletta as a terrific example of the form. www.newyorker.com/magazine/200...

Don't miss this week's SLR, guest edited by @dannyfunt.bsky.social and featuring @tab-delete.bsky.social, @shalinidr.bsky.social, @charlesbethea.bsky.social, @swhyno.bsky.social, @benjij.bsky.social + more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...

I highly recommend “Everybody Loses” by @dannyfunt.bsky.social. One of my favorite all-time reads is “Jackpot” @byrobdavies.bsky.social. Danny‘s book is the perfect US complement to Rob's brilliant look at how gambling broke Britain.

What a treat to be able to guest edit today's @thesundaylongread.bsky.social. . Checks it out! @charlesbethea.bsky.social, @nathanielpopper.bsky.social, @mariepastora.bsky.social, @benjij.bsky.social, @davidjroth.bsky.social, and many others. mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...

That's what we explore this week on Question Everything. I learned a ton from this conversation with Kate Knibbs of @wired.com, @dannyfunt.bsky.social, and @joon.bsky.social about the rise of betting in sports, news, and life. Listen 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/q...

My #FridayReads is @dannyfunt.bsky.social's EVERYBODY LOSES, a comprehensive look at the rise of sports betting in this country, which is exactly the sort of Michael-Lewis-esque narrative nonfiction I'd love to represent. #mswl

This Thursday at 6:30 pm, I'm speaking with @justinwolfers.bsky.social about my book EVERYBODY LOSES at Ann Arbor's @literatibookstore.bsky.social. I'd bet we'll touch on things like: --How do sportsbooks egg on bettors? --Do people in the industry have misgivings? --Are sports being corrupted?

This Thursday at 6:30 pm, I'm speaking with @justinwolfers.bsky.social about my book EVERYBODY LOSES at Ann Arbor's @literatibookstore.bsky.social. I'd bet we'll touch on things like: --How do sportsbooks egg on bettors? --Do people in the industry have misgivings? --Are sports being corrupted?

In the spirit of April Fools' Day, I wrote in my newsletter about three surreal moments from the past year that definitely felt like pranks: open.substack.com/pub/dannyfun...

Unbeknownst to me, a mental health services provider in Virginia is giving out copies of EVERYBODY LOSES at a gambling conference. So grateful to learn of this!

Out Now: @dannyfunt.bsky.social joined Posting Through It to teach us about the explosive rise of online sports betting as we consider what harms we may see as “prediction markets” like Kalshi and Polymarket see their own surge in adoption podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...