Since the legalization of online sports betting in Canada (2021) and the United States (2018), the sports betting industry, currently worth billions, has seen a dramatic rise as “around 1.6 billion people now casually bet worldwide and over 4 billion do so at least once annually” (Arizona Indicators). Furthermore, a study from the University of California San Diego reveals that “total sports wagers skyrocketed from 4.9 billion in 2017 to 121.1 billion in 2023, with 94% of wagers during 2023 placed online” (Ono). This unprecedented growth is fueled by technological advancements and the…