‘I Got Divorced Because of Sports Gambling’

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In 2018, the Supreme Court struck down a decades-old federal law against sports betting, ushering in a flood of betting platforms and apps that are now legal in most states and advertised heavily nationwide. Plenty of people are happy about this: Supportive lawmakers argue that gambling happens no matter what, and legalizing online betting enables them to regulate it and capture extra tax revenue. Meanwhile, the sports industry has raked in extra cash as leagues...