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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Fantasy Sports Scandal

    Fantasy sports leagues have moved out of the man cave and onto the internet—where online sports betting has become a $2.6 billion industry. But a major data leak is roiling the industry this week, bringing about allegations of insider trading, and a call for government regulation.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 6, 2015 • 1 min read

    Fantasy sports leagues have moved out of the man cave and onto the internet—where online sports betting has become a $2.6 billion industry. But a major data leak is roiling the industry this week, bringing about allegations of insider trading, and a call for government regulation.

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    Bernie Sanders, and Seeking 'Red Sauce Italian' in LA
    1. 0:17Who Is Bernie Sanders?
    2. 11:10Fantasy Sports ScandalYou’re reading this
    3. 18:59Why the Carson City Clerk Was Suspended
    4. 27:35Rupert Thomson's 'Katherine Carlyle'
    5. 43:22Why Doesn't LA Have More 'Red Sauce Italian'
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Dustin Gouker

      Author of the Event Horizon Substack

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Bernie Sanders, and Seeking 'Red Sauce Italian' in LA
    1. 0:17Who Is Bernie Sanders?
    2. 11:10Fantasy Sports ScandalYou’re reading this
    3. 18:59Why the Carson City Clerk Was Suspended
    4. 27:35Rupert Thomson's 'Katherine Carlyle'
    5. 43:22Why Doesn't LA Have More 'Red Sauce Italian'
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