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America’s Last Bookie Goes Down
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America’s Last Bookie Goes Down

The New Yorker · Jun 25, 2026, 10:00 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Tim Pughsley built a sports-betting website that moved billions, then the I.R.S. got involved. In the age of FanDuel and DraftKings, where is the line between legal and illegal gambling?

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