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EPISODE · Nov 12, 2025 · 20 MIN

Sports Betting Is Not Investing

from Money For the Rest of Us

Can you really make money sports betting on low-risk, high-probability events?Topics covered include:The growing size and influence of the U.S. sports betting marketRecent sports betting scandalsHow sports betting odds workAn intriguing low-risk approach to sports bettingWhy the low-risk sports betting approach is still gambling with a negative expected returnBehavioral biases that encourage sports bettingRevisiting the difference between investing, speculating, and gamblingEpisode SponsorDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow Noteshttps://info.lowstressbets.com/How Do Betting Odds Work? by OC Staff—oddscheckerSenate Commerce Committee Wants Answers on NBA Gambling Scandal—Senate Commerce Committee"US sports betting crisis grows as MLB’s Clase and Ortiz indicted over alleged rigged pitches" by Tom Lutz—The GuardianESPN Will Not Let Failure Push It Out Of The Gambling Business by Chris Thompson—Defector22% of All Americans, Half of Men 18-49, Have Active Online Sports Betting Account—Siena University Research InstituteA Review of Sports Wagering & Gambling Addiction Studies Executive Summary—National Council on Problem GamblingHow sports gambling took over prediction markets in the US by Sam Learner, Oliver Roeder and George Steer—The Financial Times See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Can you really make money sports betting on low-risk, high-probability events?Topics covered include:The growing size and influence of the U.S. sports betting marketRecent sports betting scandalsHow sports betting odds workAn intriguing low-risk approach to sports bettingWhy the low-risk sports betting approach is still gambling with a negative expected returnBehavioral biases that encourage sports bettingRevisiting the difference between investing, speculating, and gamblingEpisode SponsorDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow Noteshttps://info.lowstressbets.com/How Do Betting Odds Work? by OC Staff—oddscheckerSenate Commerce Committee Wants Answers on NBA Gambling Scandal—Senate Commerce Committee"US sports betting crisis grows as MLB’s Clase and Ortiz indicted over alleged rigged pitches" by Tom Lutz—The GuardianESPN Will Not Let Failure Push It Out Of The Gambling Business by Chris Thompson—Defector22% of All Americans, Half of Men 18-49, Have Active Online Sports Betting Account—Siena University Research InstituteA Review of Sports Wagering & Gambling Addiction Studies Executive Summary—National Council on Problem GamblingHow sports gambling took over prediction markets in the US by Sam Learner, Oliver Roeder and George Steer—The Financial Times  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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