Universities across the country, including Michigan State University, are partnering with sports betting companies. Are trusted academic institutions pawning their students for sports gambling profits? Or can we trust undergrads to make responsible decisions about betting?

sports-betting-universities-colleges.html">Read the original New York Times article here.

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Andrew Little, freelance journalistWalt Bogdanich, NYT special projects reporter

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