Sports Can't Survive Prop Bets
- kobstory5
- Oct 24
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 11
October 24, 2025
By Keith O'Brien
The Atlantic
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic
Professional-sports leagues would like you to believe they have the gambling problem under control. They have hired high-tech security companies to monitor wagers at a granular level and implemented sophisticated algorithmic systems to spot unusual gambling activity, ensuring that no athlete would be foolish enough to wager on a game.
But they are clearly no match for the highly addictive, always-intriguing prop bet.
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