Sucker

In this 13,000+ word article, McKay Coppins, a practicing Mormon and father of four, documents his year as a sports bettor after The Atlantic staked him $10,000 to investigate the massive popularity of sports betting in America.

What began as a journalistic experiment to understand the gambling phenomenon became a cautionary tale as Coppins lost nearly all of the money, revealing the psychological grip and havoc that sports betting wreaks on individuals, families, and professional sports leagues.