{
  "id": 10802254,
  "title": "ProPublica reporter bets like a problem gambler, loses over $10,000, becomes DraftKings VIP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/propublica-reporter-bets-like-a-problem-gambler-loses-over-10-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T22:58:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/a-propublica-reporter-bet-like-a-problem-gambler-draftkings-made-him-a-vip/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson spent 10 weeks patterning his behavior to mimic the actions of a gambling addict as he placed online sports bets. He was hoping to see how sports books would respond to his recklessness. Pearson joined \"The Takeout\" to discuss what happened next.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}