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EVERYBODY LOSES: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling (Gallery Books; Hardcover; On-sale January 20, 2026) is a powerful investigative deep dive into sports betting by journalist Danny Funt, a contributor at The Washington Post whose reporting has also appeared in The New Yorker and The Wall Street Journal, among others. In Everybody Loses, Funt pulls back the curtain on the alluring, yet perilous, world of American sports gambling and reveals the troubling methods being used to bleed gamblers dry.
This isn’t just about gambling—it’s about a transformation of what it means to be a sports fan in America. Everybody Loses raises urgent questions related to issues of ethics, addiction, and governance in ways that will matter to sports media, policy watchers, parents, and everyone who cares about integrity in sports. With wild stories and stunning admissions from the people trying to turn our nation of sports fans into a nation of sports gamblers, Funt has created an exposé on the looming dangers that gambling presents.