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The ethics and the economics of sports betting

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This is the Radio Boston rundown for Jan. 31. Tiziana Dearing is our host.

  • With the Massachusetts GOP voting on its next party chair, the political identity and the financial future of the party are on the line. Massachusetts Republican activist and writer Ed Lyons joins the show, along with Lisa Kashinsky, Politico reporter and author of the Massachusetts Playbook, to break it down.
  • As legal sports betting begins in Massachusetts, experts share their takes on the ethics and the economics of the new industry. Plus, WBUR reporter Walter Wuthmann will join live from Encore Boston Harbor, one of three casinos where betting is taking place.
  • Isaac Yablo is Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's new senior advisor for community safety. Yablo, who has also worked at the city's Office of Black Male Advancement, will share his perspective on a public health approach to violence prevention.

This program aired on January 31, 2023.

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