sports betting industry job cuts
May 22, 2026Over the past eighteen months, my phone has been ringing with a frequency that tells its own story. It is not the usual chatter about odds boosts or market entry strategies. Instead, it is the kind of call that starts with heavy breathing and ends with questions about severance negotiations and non-compete clauses. The sports betting industry, which spent the better part of a decade hiring faster than a college football offense in the final two minutes, has slammed on the brakes. And the whiplash is real.
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