Everybody Loses - by Danny Funt (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This jaw-dropping book pulls back the curtain on the alluring yet perilous world of American sports gambling. Built around explosive interviews with the power players of the betting boom at FanDuel, DraftKings, and beyond, it reveals the troubling methods that are being used to bleed gamblers dry.

Everybody Loses is the first major investigation into America's sports gambling industry. Journalist Danny Funt has obtained wild stories and stunning admissions from the people trying to transform our nation of sports fans into a nation of sports gamblers, including:

- Former sportsbook executives who cop to misleading customers, with one admitting they're "selling that you can win, but you can't."
- VIP "hosts" at the gambling companies who divulge the extravagant perks they offer their biggest losers to keep them hooked.
- Insiders who recall secret meetings where NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB executives learned how much money their leagues stood to make if they abandoned their opposition to gambling.
- Lobbyists who detail how they converted skeptical politicians into gambling industry cheerleaders.

This riveting narrative will captivate sports fans, concerned parents, and anyone intrigued by the intersection of money and morals. Everybody Loses is the crucial book for understanding why sports gambling is suddenly everywhere--and why the odds are so great that the problems it's creating will soon spiral out of control.

Review Quotes

"Everybody Loses could not be more timely. Vegas, Atlantic City, and the mob-connected bookies my dad bet the mortgage money with--they've always been there. But now sports gambling is pervasive and inescapable, embraced and enlarged by the sports establishment, and as accessible as the phone in your hand. What are the consequences? This book takes them on."
--BOB COSTAS, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author

"Everybody Loses is the book we've needed. Sports gambling has become America's new pastime, and this look into the heart of it is insightful, informative, and best of all, highly enjoyable."
--SALLY JENKINS, New York Times bestselling author of The Right Call

"This outstanding book is the first to fully illuminate the imminent danger gambling poses to sports. We've made it too easy to lose money, we risk games being fixed, and it all leads to people getting hurt. My advice, after reading Everybody Loses? Keep your hard-earned money and enjoy the game."
--JOE MADDON, three-time MLB Manager of the Year

"I'm thankful to Danny Funt for shining a needed light on the full story of sports gambling. I've been alarmed at how a sports world that openly detested gambling a decade ago now greedily welcomes it. Everybody Loses is a valuable look at a problem in our country that may well grow into a crisis."
--PETER KING, legendary NFL reporter and three-time National Sportswriter of the Year

About the Author

Danny Funt covers sports betting as a contributor at The Washington Post. His reporting has also appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and the Columbia Journalism Review. He previously worked as an editor at The Week magazine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the Columbia Journalism School, he lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife Louis.