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Football and gambling

Thinking Allowed by BBC

Jun 9, 202627:40Religion & Spirituality

As a new World Cup approaches, what does it mean that gambling now sits so close to the heart of football - and how far has the game travelled from its local roots? Laurie Taylor explores two distinct ways of understandi...

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Football and gambling is an episode from Thinking Allowed by BBC. As a new World Cup approaches, what does it mean that gambling now sits so close to the heart of football - and how far has the game travelled from its local roots? Laurie Ta...

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Published Jun 9, 2026, 27:40 long, audio available.