"EVERYBODY LOSES: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling" is available for preorder! What's at stake as billions are spent to turn a nation of sports fans into a nation of sports gamblers? My findings after 300+ interviews are alarming. https://t.co/SWzOjEr5Mx

@dannyfunt @MSNBCDaily “Data wolves in sheep’s integrity clothes” as former head of integrity at FIFA and UEFA Nick Raudenski described them at the recent @playthegame_org conference

Integrity monitors are responsible for flagging sports gambling-related corruption, so I was alarmed to hear two veterans of the field use the same expression to describe a fundamental defect in that oversight: "A fox in the henhouse." Me in @MSNBCDaily https://t.co/CgmooqQGIQ

Is it any surprise that bad calls like this now incite endless accusations that the game must be fixed? Not at all. Even before the Rozier and Billups arrests, making it so easy to bet was bound to degrade faith in the integrity of sports. https://t.co/rn3KP2tgp4

Leagues claim that the legalization of gambling protects the integrity of sports. But as the scandals rack up, this claim has become flimsier, and fans have started to lose faith in the legitimacy of what they’re watching.

NBA agent Daniel Hazan made an alarming point about whether the NBA and other leagues can be trusted to blow the whistle if they found a household name to be gambling. https://t.co/rn3KP2tOeC

I interviewed NBA agent Daniel Hazan *before* his then-client, Malik Beasley, came under federal investigation for gambling. You'll definitely want to read Hazan's quote at the end of this @newyorker piece. Here's a taste of what was concerning him. https://t.co/rn3KP2tOeC

Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome

This combines reporting from the past couple of weeks with the first taste of material from my book, "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Gambling," which comes out in January and is available for preorder: https://t.co/SWzOjErDC5

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Sports gambling "integrity monitoring" often prioritizes sportsbook profits, not the integrity of games. Saying otherwise, acknowledged one integrity monitor veteran, "frankly is bullshit." My @NewYorker dive into the NBA bombshell and an emerging scourge of corruption 👇

Clippers fans chant “F-B-I” while Blazers attempt free throws in the wake of Chauncey Billups’ arrest

Woke up to epic Steph Curry highlights. Also see the Thunder played yet another double-OT thriller. There have been a ton of awesome moments the first days of NBA action. Got me feeling really bummed about the gambling scandals. They run the risk of sapping the joy from sports.

Really looking forward to discussing the Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups gambling arrests — and what they might reveal about corruption in sports — with @jaketapper on @TheLeadCNN tonight. I should come on around 6:15 ET

Just gonna drop this here. There is a full chapter about how gambling is corrupting sports, and how the leagues, sportsbooks, and their "integrity monitor" partners don't seem remotely equipped to stop it. https://t.co/SWzOjErDC5

Remember: Sportsbooks almost never issue refunds to customers who bet on a game that turned out to be fixed.

Lovely piece, Danny, and thanks for the quote. Here's the article for those wanting to read it. https://t.co/ZiKO1askps

I quoted @12Xpert with a useful insight into one of the strange ironies of gambling: Why, when people crave more control over their lives, are they especially inclined to gamble, since that is the ultimate form of submitting to chance?

My latest newsletter features an exclusive interview w/ the writer of a memorable sports gambling episode of "The Sopranos." But I also wrote about The New York Times's unhinged account of a baseball game in 1884. Here's a taste of what I mean: https://t.co/UE62TOkPwn

I was thrilled to get to speak with him. Here's the link: https://t.co/UE62TOkPwn

Matthew Weiner wrote a remarkable episode of "The Sopranos" about Tony's descent into compulsive sports gambling. For the first time, Weiner explains what that storyline sought to convey about the dangers of sports betting. It's more resonant than ever. (link👇)