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Isaac

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Isaac

@roundrobin42

sports bettor writing about sports betting. research + policy fellow @aibm_org, views expressed are my own. sporadic tennis bets (not financial advice)

Joined January 2019

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@roundrobin42
Jan 22
I am ofc biased, but strongly believe this is the best and most thorough framework out there, useful for anyone interested in understanding how policy can feasibly mitigate the harms of sports betting without being overly draconian
Richard V. Reeves
@RichardvReeves
Jan 22
Sports betting is now integrated into how young men experience sports. @aibm_org researchers, @oso, @JonathanDCohen1 and @roundrobin42 published “Sensible Sports Betting: A Policy Framework”—nine approaches to reduce harm without prohibition. Give it a read:
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
May 17, 2024
Replying to @gigicat7_
Not if you’re Chilean 🇨🇱
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Nov 26, 2024
honoring my grandpa who used to bet on every college team above +500 because “they’re all students, they can’t be that much better”
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Oct 20, 2025
wrote the article version of this tweet for @nytimes with @JonathanDCohen1
Isaac
@roundrobin42
Sep 25, 2025
“financial superapps” with retirement portfolios housed alongside casinos/sportsbooks are a disaster
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Nov 11, 2025
Derek Thompson
@DKThomp
Nov 11, 2025
New newsletter: THE MONKS IN THE CASINO In the last few decades, the pro-social life script for many young people—date, marry, buy a house, have a kid—has become more expensive. Meanwhile, the anti-social life script—e.g., posting, porn, parlays—has become easier, cheaper,
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Apr 9, 2025
Replying to @PropSwap
wild to do this much reputational damage over 12k. just pay the guy lol
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Nov 2, 2025
such a massive misunderstanding of how anything works. the cashout button literally prints money for fanduel, they *want* you to cashout bets they just can't offer it 1% of the time when action is occurring. also they're way better than other books w 100% cashout pre usually
Printz
@AustinPrintz
Nov 2, 2025
I wonder how much money FanDuel has saved by preventing people from cashing out their bets.
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Nov 6, 2025
$719 million!!!!
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Sep 16, 2025
Funny part about tweets like this is you can *only* 100x with 1c price intervals, unlike other PMs/sportsbooks. 300/1 longshot? Sorry, you’re getting paid 100x! Great for market makers eating retail flow on outcomes that’ll never happen though
Jaron Zhou
@ZhouJaron
Sep 16, 2025
Imagine making 100X return just because you were extremely bullish on Tim Walz. Wow. Only on @Kalshi
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Oct 19, 2025
Had a great time on @foxandfriends talking about underage gambling and predatory sportsbook marketing
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Apr 25, 2025
wrote about why sports betting and casino apps should be separate
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Aug 9, 2025
kudos to draftkings for taking a stance 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
May 28, 2024
Hard to believe this is from the Washington Post's editorial board. No one is winning at 80-90%, and if you believe they are you shouldn't be writing about sports betting
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Isaac
@roundrobin42
Jul 1, 2025
Replying to @JohnHolbein1
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