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It still remains to be seen how much money americans gambled but, based on early estimates, the final figure is going to very big. the american gambling association predicted that roughly 8 billion dollars were wagered. almost double last s year record of a.3 billion dollars. the new record reflects the fact more people are gambling. there was a 35% bump in how many people said they planned to bet on this year s game, and one of the biggest reasons for that is the increase in mobile betting apps. over the last three years, more and more states have legalised gambling via your smartphone, and while most people only wager 10 dollars here and 20 dollars there, these relatively new apps are also receiving some massive figures. one businessman in texas who is known as mattress mack reportedly lost just shy of 10 million dollars last night, after he had predicted the bengals would win. ....
It was the largest mobile sports bet ever placed. joining me now for more isjournalist and author adam chandler, who recently wrote a piece in the atlantic about the rise of mobile phone sports betting. lovely to have you with us. this is a whole new ball game, if you ll excuse the pun. the law has changed and it sounds like so did the way you watch football. talk me through how you have felt sucked in perhaps by also this mobile betting that sony people took part in last night as well? it sony people took part in last night as well? . sony people took part in last night as well? , ., sony people took part in last night aswell? , ., as well? it is safe to say i ve become as well? it is safe to say i ve become a as well? it is safe to say i ve become a little as well? it is safe to say i ve become a little bit as well? it is safe to say i ve become a little bit of - as well? it is safe to say i ve become a little bit of a i as well? it is safe to say i ve i become a little bit ....
Congressman from michigan joins me now. congressman, i watched that. powerful stuff. you seem to be suggesting that the american people responsible for our nation s debt. it s congress. congress needs to cut the real debt into burdening people. it s not necessarily the federal debt but it s mortgages, student loan, credit card debt. that is crushing the american public. if we cut the debt and ask them to be debt-free. so quit spending money you don t have and cut up your credit cards because that action along with congress for giving certain student loans, cutting mortgages down to the value of our homes, they could free up money americans can invest and support employers to free up jobs. here is my point. that confuses personal debt on credit cards, mortgages, college. that confuses that debt at the ....
Living standard, and the typical american. when americans hear the word poverty he is anything of someone who does not have anything food to eat or possibly homeless. not true. stuart: i remember in the last few years being told that something like twelve percent of the children in america go to bed hungry at night. you saying that is not accurate. guest: that is absolute lie, it is taken from an agriculture report. that shows that maybe 2 percent of children at some point in the year would go do bed hungry and it is just not true. it is a form of exaggeration. let me say i have great deal of sympathy though the children that go do bed hungry, one in five poor families does struggle at some point in the year to have enough food to put on the table and i have sympathy for those people, too, and they are of a concern. but, it doesn t do us any good to grossly exaggerate and misrepresent the living conditions of the overwhelming ....
Debt into burdening people. it s not necessarily the federal debt but it s mortgages, student loan, credit card debt. that is crushing the american public. if we cut the debt and ask them to be debt-free. so quit spending money you don t have and cut up your credit cards because that action along with congress for giving certain student loans, cutting mortgages down to the value of our homes, they could free up money americans can invest and support employers to free up jobs. here is my point. that confuses personal debt on credit cards, mortgages, college. that confuses that debt at the personal level and blames the individual for that debt. it confuses it with the national debt. this is essentially politically driven. no. in order for our economy to ....