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Against the Rules · November 4, 2024 · 42m

The Mule

Lewis follows a professional sports bettor known as a 'mule' — someone who places bets on behalf of sharps (professional gamblers) who have been banned by sportsbooks for winning too often.

Canon

Lewis challenges the most-generous-interpretation Canon: you cannot give sportsbooks the benefit of the doubt when their entire business model depends on customers losing. Some institutions deserve the least generous interpretation.

Highlights

Sportsbooks ban customers who win — the business model requires losing customers
Lewis reveals that legal sportsbooks routinely ban or limit customers who win consistently. The 'free market' of sports betting is rigged: the house doesn't just want an edge — it wants to exclude anyone who overcomes it.