The Seductive, and Risky, Power of Live Sports Betting

The Seductive, and Risky, Power of Live Sports Betting

As the Oklahoma City Thunder were on their way to winning the decisive Game 7 of this year’s N.B.A. Finals, a flurry of shadow games were being played on the phones of millions of Americans. On mobile sports betting apps, nearly everything that was happening on the court was also a chance to win (or lose) money: Which team would score the next basket? By two points or three? How many points would the star player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander score in …

Sports-Betting Apps Have a Powerful New Tool to Keep Users Gambling

As the Oklahoma City Thunder were on their way to winning the decisive Game 7 of this year's NBA Finals, a flurry of shadow games were being played on the phones of millions of Americans.