You can’t escape it. DraftKings and FanDuel ads are everywhere, and putting money on sports has gone mainstream. But the darker side of the business is becoming harder to ignore. This spring, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson had an idea for an experiment: What would happen if he mimicked the betting patterns of a problem gambler on these online sportsbooks? With more than $20,000 from ProPublica, Jake spent 10 weeks during the NBA playoffs testing the responsible gaming guardrails of online spor
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You can’t escape it. DraftKings and FanDuel ads are everywhere, and putting money on sports has gone mainstream. But the darker side of the business is becoming harder to ignore. This spring, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson had an idea for an experiment: What would happen if he mimicked the betting patterns of a problem gambler on these online sportsbooks? With more than $20,000 from ProPublica, Jake spent 10 weeks during the NBA playoffs testing the responsible gaming guardrails of online spor
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