The House Always Wins
The Business, Politics, and Human Cost of Sports Betting
$31.19
- Paperback
312 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2026
Summary
An investigative narrative revealing how smartphones, deregulation, and pandemic isolation turned America’s pastime into its newest addiction.
The House Always Wins traces the rise of legal sports betting from a fringe hobby to a $120-billion-a-year industry, reshaping how Americans watch, wager, and lose. Economist and health policy analyst Roger Bate explores how pandemic isolation, relentless digital marketing, and permissive state policy created a perfect…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798895652886 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Roger Bate |
| Publisher: | Post Hill Press |
| Imprint: | Post Hill Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Roger Bate
Roger Bate is an economist and policy analyst whose work spans public health, international development, illicit markets, and risk regulation. He has been a policy analyst for three decades at think tanks in the UK, the US, and South Africa. He is currently a fellow of the International Center for Law and Economics. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, and Foreign Policy. His most recent book, Phake, investigated counterfeit medicines around the world. He lives outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife and two boys.
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