{"product_id":"bad-bet-how-online-gambling-is-destroying-america-9780990409793","title":"Bad Bet: How Online Gambling Is Destroying America","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jack Alan Levine | John Rabe\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Great Hope Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Great Hope Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mental Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBAD BET: How Online Gambling Is Destroying America\u003c\/strong\u003e exposes one of the fastest-growing and most overlooked addiction crises in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was once limited to casinos and racetracks is now available 24 hours a day on smartphones, tablets, and computers. With the rapid expansion of legalized online sports betting, millions of Americans-particularly young men-are being drawn into a system designed to keep them playing, often at devastating personal cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful and eye-opening book, Jack Alan Levine, a recovering gambling addict, joins veteran journalist John Rabe to examine the rise of online gambling from two distinct but complementary perspectives. Levine offers a deeply personal account of addiction, revealing how gambling can take hold, escalate, and ultimately disrupt every aspect of a person's life. Rabe provides a broader lens, exploring how professional sports, media, and technology have fueled the normalization and growth of betting across American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, they uncover the mechanics behind the industry's rapid expansion, the psychological pull of constant access and in-game wagering, and the real-world consequences affecting individuals, families, and communities nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBAD BET\u003c\/em\u003e is both a warning and a call to awareness. It challenges readers to look beyond the surface of entertainment and recognize the risks associated with a system where the odds are always in favor of the house. For anyone seeking to better understand the impact of online gambling-or to recognize its warning signs before it's too late-this book offers insight, perspective, and a closer look at a crisis that is only beginning to unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Hope Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47775312248983,"sku":"9780990409793","price":1203.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780990409793.webp?v=1777989583","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bad-bet-how-online-gambling-is-destroying-america-9780990409793","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}