Sports Gambling

In Losing Big, historian Jonathan D. Cohen lays out the astonishing emergence of online sports gambling, from sportsbook executives drafting legislation to an addicted gambler confessing their $300,000 losses. Sports gambling is here to stay, and the stakes could not be higher. Losing Big explains how this brewing crisis came to be, and how it can be addressed before new generations get hooked.

Australians will gamble on anything, from two flies crawling up a wall to less important things like federal elections. Thanks to the internet, mobile phones and gambling-tax loving federal and state governments, Australians can indulge their love of a punt no matter what they're doing. Aussies can be at the birth of a child, performing open heart surgery or handling heavy machinery and still put a bet on.

I go over the basics of gambling and sports betting online. Gambling online enables those who are unable to make it to a physical casino location to still be able to gamble. Sports betting makes sports games more interesting and provides meaning and interest behind every single game, the teams, and the players. In this book I define the basic information you need to know about online gaming as well as the various ways one can sports bet online. I have a bachelor's degree in business administration and an associate's degree in management technology.

Is examining the recent rise of wagering betting gambling in America. What changed to make it legal and the history of underground gambling operations through history.