Upcoming Provider Training
Take Me Out to the Inning (In-Game Sports Betting)
Date: May 16, 2025
Time: 12PM-1PM
CEU's: 1
Presented By:
Saul Malek, Professional Speaker
Summary:
You probably know the classic tune even if you aren’t a die-hard baseball fan. The classic song “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” gets a modern twist in 2025 as “the ballgame” shifts to “the inning” due to the growing popularity of live, in-game sports betting. Bettors now focus on shorter segments like basketball quarters, tennis points, and baseball innings rather than entire games. This evolution in gambling highlights the need for updated and accurate public education on live sports wagering.
Learning Objectives:
- Treatment providers and educators should be flexible in appraising and treating sports bettors. For instance, typical sports bettors are seen as strategists who think they have an edge and know more than other gamblers. The profile of a live sports bettor in treatment might be closer to that of a slot player gambling to escape.
- Vulnerable populations (Young, impulsive, ADHD, elderly) demand proper live betting education and intervention as they are more susceptible to addiction than others
- Live betting will undoubtedly change the way gamblers scrutinize athletes.
- Player protection initiatives should sufficiently address accounting for live betting.
