There are more gambling apps than gambling rehab centers. Digital sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel innovated us into an addiction epidemic. Can we muster the will—and the funding—to innovate ourselves out of this mess?
It’s sometime after midnight on a Monday morning when Zach unlocks his phone and starts scrolling for something to bet on. He’s 26, tucked into his childhood bed at his parents’ house in Washington, D.C. He moved back in after a stint in Las Vegas that didn’t go as planned. The NFL is done for the night. The NBA’s late games have wrapped. Mainstream sports are fast asleep.
There are more gambling apps than gambling rehab centers. Digital sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel innovated us into an addiction epidemic. Can we muster the will—and the funding—to innovate ourselves out of this mess?
It’s sometime after midnight on a Monday morning when Zach unlocks his phone and starts scrolling for something to bet on. He’s 26, tucked into his childhood bed at his parents’ house in Washington, D.C. He moved back in after a stint in Las Vegas that didn’t go as planned. The NFL is done for the night. The NBA’s late games have wrapped. Mainstream sports are fast asleep. Work Life
