Jontay Porter got in too deep, betting millions on sports, and, he said, even contemplating suicide. But was Porter, the face of a federal investigation and the integrity of the game, played by mafia-linked hustlers? The New Yorker’s Nick Berardini teams up with Pablo to fact-check an addiction, scoop up exclusive interviews and finally question the wise guys.
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