# America’s Love-Hate Relationship with (Sports) Betting | In the Game Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-numbers-an-emarketer-podcast-802137/america-s-love-hate-relationship-with-sports-betting-in-the-game Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-numbers-an-emarketer-podcast-802137/america-s-love-hate-relationship-with-sports-betting-in-the-game.md Podcast: [Behind the Numbers: an EMARKETER Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-numbers-an-emarketer-podcast-802137) Published: 2026-04-16T04:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://behindthenumbers.podbean.com/e/america-s-love-hate-relationship-with-sports-betting-in-the-game/ Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3nynbh2imryqsf7i/ITG_04-16-2026.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-numbers-an-emarketer-podcast-802137/episodes/america-s-love-hate-relationship-with-sports-betting-in-the-game Duration seconds: 2134 ## Resource On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the stats that best explain how sports betting is taking over America, Americans’ sentiment toward how betting impacts sports and society, and how brands might be able to get involved in the betting space responsibly. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Principal Forecasting Writer Ethan Cramer-Flood and Senior Forecasting Analyst Zach Goldner. Listen everywhere, or watch on YouTube and Spotify. Get more insights like these with our free, industry-leading newsletters covering advertising, marketing, and commerce. Sign up at emarketer.com/newslettersFollow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/emarketer/For sponsorship opportunities contact us: advertising@emarketer.comFor more information visit: https://www.emarketer.com/advertise/Have questions or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at podcast@emarketer.com For a transcript of this episode click here:https://www.emarketer.com/content/podcast-america-love-hate-relationship-with-sports-betting-game© 2026 EMARKETER Illuminate. Connect. Activate. Verve’s global omnichannel advertising platform redefines what’s possible beyond walled gardens. Verve illuminates, connects, and activates high-fidelity signals that drive outcomes for brands, agencies, and publishers at scale. Learn more at https://verve.com/?utm_campaign=40660637-2026_emarketer&utm_source=emarketer&utm_medium=podcast ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/behind-the-numbers-an-emarketer-podcast-802137/episodes/america-s-love-hate-relationship-with-sports-betting-in-the-game/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-numbers-an-emarketer-podcast-802137/america-s-love-hate-relationship-with-sports-betting-in-the-game.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.