A conversation about problem gambling in Minnesota

More than 250,000 Minnesotans are estimated to have a gambling problem. Susan Sheridan Tucker, Executive Director of the Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling, joins the Daily Delivery podcast to talk about it.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 21, 2024 at 2:40PM
FILE - In this March 19, 2019, file photo, an iPad displays the types of free bets that could be placed at the Golden 1 Center's Skyloft Predictive Gaming Lounge in Sacramento, Calif. The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California has become the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in state history. Two rival proposals on the November ballot are pitting wealthy Indian tribes against FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling companies, in a contest over what could become the nation's most lucrative marketplace. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
As Minnesota considers legalizing sports betting, let's have a conversation about problem gambling. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Introduction: Host Michael Rand walks listeners through the Star Tribune’s story on how a Timberwolves executive allegedly had his hard drive stolen by a disgruntled subordinate. Rand also gets into the Wild’s damaging 6-0 loss to the Kings, which put a dent in Minnesota’s playoff hopes.

8:00: A conversation with Susan Sheridan Tucker, the Executive Director of the Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling. More than 250,000 Minnesotans are estimated to have a gambling problem, and March is problem gambling awareness month.

39:00: ESPN’s story on Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter is another don’t-miss read.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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