{"product_id":"the-house-always-wins-the-business-politics-and-human-cost-of-sports-betting-paperback","title":"The House Always Wins: The Business, Politics, and Human Cost of Sports Betting - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Bate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn investigative narrative revealing how smartphones, deregulation, and pandemic isolation turned America's pastime into its newest addiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House Always Wins\u003c\/i\u003e 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 storm of opportunity and risk. Bate draws on original surveys, field interviews, and international case studies to reveal how betting moved from racetracks to smartphones--and how a culture built on self-control began to mistake speed for freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom suburban bars to billion-dollar platforms like DraftKings and FanDuel, \u003ci\u003eThe House Always Wins\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the moral and economic contradictions of a market built on human weakness and where over 95 percent of participants lose, some catastrophically. Bate argues that the challenge isn't whether people should gamble, but whether a democracy can manage risk at the speed of an app. Combining investigative reportage with humane insight, this book exposes the hidden arithmetic behind America's newest public-health crisis.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Bate is an economist and policy analyst whose work spans public health, international development, illicit markets and risk regulation. A policy analyst for three decades at think tanks in UK, the US, and South Africa. He is currently a fellow of the International Center for Law and Economics. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003ePhake\u003c\/i\u003e, investigated counterfeit medicines around the world. He lives outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife and two boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46724606361797,"sku":"9798895652886","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/4vANaSpq-99798895652886.webp?v=1786672448","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-house-always-wins-the-business-politics-and-human-cost-of-sports-betting-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}