BAD BET
How Online Gambling Is Destroying AmericaBy Jack Alan Levine
Length2h 46m
About this audiobook
BAD BET: How Online Gambling Is Destroying America exposes one of the fastest-growing and most overlooked addiction crises in the U.S.
Once confined to casinos, gambling is now available 24/7 on phones, tablets, and computers. As online sports betting expands, millions—especially young men—are drawn into a system designed to keep them playing, often at devastating cost.
Jack Alan Levine, a recovering addict, shares a powerful personal account of how gambling takes hold and disrupts lives. Veteran journalist John Rabe provides a broader perspective on how sports, media, and technology have fueled its rise.
Together, they reveal the industry’s tactics, the psychological pull of constant access, and the real-world consequences affecting individuals, families, and communities.
BAD BET is both a warning and a wake-up call—challenging readers to recognize the risks before it’s too late.
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help, Psychology
Length2 hrs 46 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1How Online Gambling Is Destroying America
2DEDICATION
3Part 1 View From The Field
4Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM
5Chapter 2 A FIRSTHAND VIEW
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6Chapter 3 JACK MEET GAMBLING, GAMBLING MEET JACK
7Chapter 4 GROWING PROBLEM
8Chapter 5 IS IT MY FATHER’S FAULT
9Chapter 6 HOW MUCH PAIN CAN YOU TAKE
10Chapter 7 SOME ARE TRYING TO HELP
11Chapter 8 IS EVERYONE WHO BETS AN ADDICT?
12Chapter 9 IF YOU HAVEN’T EXPERIENCED IT, YOU PROBABLY CAN’T RELATE TO IT
13Chapter 10 THE POISON SPREADS
14Chapter 11 THE BEGINING OF THE END
15Chapter 12 THEY’RE OUT TO GET YOU!
16Chapter 13 SUCKERS
17Chapter 14 WAKE UP AMERICA... BEFORE IT’S TO LATE!
18Chapter 15 YOU CAN’T WIN
19Chapter 16 THE END RESULT
20Chapter 17 WHAT SHOULD WE DO? THE SOLUTION
21Chapter 18 I DID MY OWN RESEARCH, JUST LIKE SIGMUND FREUD
22Chapter 19 MY RESEARCH PROVED MY THEORY
23Chapter 20 WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
24PART II VIEW FROM THE PRESS BOX
25Chapter 21 THE LEGALIZATION
26Chapter 22 THE SPREAD OF APPS
27Chapter 23 THE COMPLICITY OF THE SPORTS LEAGUES
28Chapter 24 THE EFFECTS ON SPORTS
29Chapter 25 THE EFFECTS ON PEOPLE
30Chapter 26 SOLUTIONS
31CLOSING THOUGHTS
32SPECIAL THANKS
33CLOSING
34ENDING
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