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Business Decision with Mike Vorkunov

Should Sports Fear "The Big One?"

26 Sep 2025

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Sports gambling rules the sports world. It's everywhere. Ads are all over the place. Teams and leagues are in business with the sportsbooks. But sports gambling scandals are popping up and players have been suspended and banned. Wall Street Journal reporter Jared Diamond and Mike Vorkunov discuss how sports gambling is inescapable and how it has changed sports, and all the investigations and problems that has wrought. They then discuss whether sports has to fear an even larger gambling scandal: "the big one." Guest: Wall Street Journal reporter Jared Diamond READING LIST:Big parlays, fake injuries and Telegram tips: The betting scandal in college and pro sportsThe Rejected Bet That Launched a Gambling Scandal in College SportsNBA Star Terry Rozier Under Investigation in Illegal Betting ProbeGuardians closer Emmanuel Clase on leave over gambling inquiry‘I literally can’t stop.’ The descent of a modern sports fan

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