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This trend extends to the strategic placement of gambling and betting interfaces into Disney’s family apps, enabling micro-bets during rides or sports events. Experts warn that these moves could sow the seeds for future addiction, especially among impressionable youth, and foster an environment ripe for corruption.
The Broader Impact on Sports and Society
The sports industry is now entangled in this gambling surge, with investigations into the NBA and other leagues revealing disturbing cracks in integrity. Historically, leagues like the NBA have battled issues of corruption, match-fixing, and referee tampering—problems that gambling stakes could exacerbate.