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Today, Explained

Today, Explained

Everything is gambling now

· 26 min

Show notes

From live auction sites like Whatnot to games like Monopoly Go!, mobile apps are now designed to addict kids as well as adults.

This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

Image courtesy Monopoly Go!, a free-to-play mobile board game developed by Scopely.

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