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AJ	Alex Johnson May 20th, 2026

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3 BIG IDEAS FROM THE PODCAST

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This week on Fintech Takes, I sat down with Danny Funt, author of Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling, for a clarifying conversation on a topic that you, dear reader, already know that I can't stop thinking, writing, and podcasting about: the collision of gambling and financial services.

Danny’s book is spectacular. If you work in consumer finance, you'll read it with a growing and uncomfortable sense of recognition.

Tune in for the full conversation here

And read on below for my three big ideas …