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CNN's Nick Watt Reports in 'Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble'
CNN's Nick Watt Reports in 'Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble' for The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 AT 10PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY – (August 18, 2025) – The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a five-time Emmy® Award-winning CNN Original, returns with an incisive look at the now booming sports gambling industry in America. 'Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble' with CNN National Correspondent Nick Watt premieres Sunday, August 24 at 10pm ET/PT on CNN. Last year, Americans bet around 150 billion dollars on sports. Point spreads, prop bets and parlays have entered the vernacular of a burgeoning new generation of young gamblers, a group particularly susceptible to addiction. In states where sports betting has become legalized, overall credit scores have gone down and bankruptcy filings have gone up, and athletes are facing harassment and threats from losing gamblers. Now, attorneys are filing a class action lawsuit claiming that sports betting apps were designed to create and feed addiction. 'I'm not a gambler, so diving into this world is fascinating,' said Watt. 'We see the pleasure and the pain, and I'm blown away by how far this industry has come since the Supreme Court unleashed the beast and legalized this back just seven years ago. This isn't your grandad dropping a couple of bucks at the horse track.' In 'Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble,' Watt seeks answers from those at the forefront of America's sports betting industry, including President of the American Gaming Association Bill Miller, President of the NCAA Charlie Baker, Executive Vice President of NFL Communications, Public Affairs and Policy Jeff Miller, and more. He also speaks with the everyday people who have been impacted by the legalization of sports betting, including professional sports gamblers and recovering gambling addicts. The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper is a collection of unique and immersive single subject, one-hour episodes from CNN's Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning longform storytelling team showcasing character-driven stories, special interviews, and investigative deep dives featuring reporting from CNN's anchors and correspondents. The series is executive produced by Susan Chun. The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN connected TV and mobile apps on Sunday, August 24. 'Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble' will also be available on demand beginning Monday, August 25 to pay TV subscribers via CNN connected TV and mobile apps, and Cable Operator Platforms. Past episodes of The Whole Story are available to stream on demand now on Max. The Whole Story is also available as a CNN Podcasts showcast. Visit or listen wherever you get your podcasts. ### About CNN Originals The CNN Originals group develops, produces and acquires original, long-form unscripted programming for CNN Worldwide. Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development, oversees the award-winning CNN Originals portfolio that includes the following premium content brands: CNN Original Series, CNN Films, CNN Flashdocs, and CNN Studios. Since 2012, the team has overseen and executive produced more than 60 multi-part documentary series and 70 feature-length documentary films, earning more than 120 awards and 450 nominations for the cable network, including CNN Films' first Academy Award® for Navalny. Acclaimed titles include the Peabody Award winning and 13-time Emmy® Award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown; five time Emmy® nominee, Apollo 11, directed by Todd Douglas Miller; Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid directed by Matt Tyrnauer; Emmy® nominated Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico; the Emmy® Award-nominated 'Decades Series': The Sixties, The Seventies, The Eighties, The Nineties, The 2000s, and The 2010s, executive produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman; The Last Movie Stars, directed by Ethan Hawke about the lives and careers of actors and humanitarians Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman; the Emmy® Award winning Little Richard: I Am Everything, directed by Lisa Cortés; Luther Vandross: Never Too Much, directed by Dawn Porter; The Many Lives of Martha Stewart; Primetime Emmy® and duPont-Columbia Award-winning, RBG, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen; See It Loud: The History of Black Television, executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter; Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight in partnership with the BBC; the Producers Guild Award and three-time Emmy® Award-winning Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy; This is Life with Lisa Ling; BAFTA nominee and Directors Guild Award winner, Three Identical Strangers, directed by Tim Wardle; the five-time Emmy® Award-winning United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell; the American version of the long-running UK comedy series, Have I Got News For You, hosted by Roy Wood Jr; and the five-time Emmy® Award-winning The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. CNN Originals can be seen on CNN, the CNN Original Hub on Max and discovery+, the CNN Originals FAST channel, and for pay TV subscription via CNN apps and cable operator platforms. About Warner Bros. Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, Max, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Film Group, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others. For more information, please visit Press Contacts The Whole Story Press Contacts Nick Watt Press Contact
CNN
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Vigilantes outfox driverless Waymo taxis honking all night
Vigilantes outfox driverless Waymo taxis honking all night Waymo's driverless taxis honking all night cause vigilantes to seek unconventional methods to quiet them. CNN's Nick Watt reports on this man-versus-machine battle in Los Angeles. 01:15 - Source: CNN Vertical Trending Now 16 videos Vigilantes outfox driverless Waymo taxis honking all night Waymo's driverless taxis honking all night cause vigilantes to seek unconventional methods to quiet them. CNN's Nick Watt reports on this man-versus-machine battle in Los Angeles. 01:15 - Source: CNN Astronauts launch to space station after delay Axiom Space Mission 4 launched four astronauts from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The flight comes after an extended delay triggered by tests related to leaks plaguing the International Space Station. The group is expected to be in space for two weeks to help carry out about 60 experiments before returning home. 00:32 - Source: CNN New Yorkers, visitors cope with heat wave New York City nearly hit 100 degrees for the first time in over a decade on Tuesday. The city's last triple-digit temperature happened on July 18, 2012, but it hasn't been 100 degrees in June since 1966 – nearly 60 years ago. 00:47 - Source: CNN Why Japan has a rice crisis Rice prices in Japan have nearly doubled in the past year, exacerbating the country's cost of living crisis. CNN's Hanako Montgomery explains how this rice crisis emerged. 01:17 - Source: CNN Brad Pitt gets candid about recovery Brad Pitt opened up about his recovery experience in an interview on 'Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard.' The actor talked about getting to know Shepard, who is also in recovery, through an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting they both attended. 00:48 - Source: CNN Helicopter fails landing attempt near waterfront restaurant A helicopter crash-landed near a waterfront restaurant in Clay Township, Michigan. Clay Township police said minor injuries were reported. The FAA is investigating the cause of the crash. 00:31 - Source: CNN Alligator found in basement after fire Milwaukee firefighters rescued an alligator in the basement while responding to a house fire. No one was inside and no firefighters were hurt, according to the Milwaukee Fire Department. 00:16 - Source: CNN Truck hangs off bridge in China Social media footage captured a truck hanging off a bridge in Guizhou Province in southwest China as heavy rains caused landslides at the start of monsoon season. 00:41 - Source: CNN Rubin Observatory reveals breathtaking views of space The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first images, showcasing millions of galaxies. The images are also expected to reveal thousands of previously unknown space objects. 01:07 - Source: CNN Iconic taxi may vanish forever Hong Kong's government announced the shift away from the city's iconic red taxis toward multicolored electric and hybrid vehicles. Toronto native Alan Wu has refurbished one to keep the nostalgia alive for himself and others among the city's diaspora. 01:58 - Source: CNN Caves near China's 'Avatar Mountains' found packed with decade-old trash A hidden environmental crisis is unfolding in ancient caves near China's Zhangjiajie Forest Park, famed for its massive quartz-sandstone pillar formations, which are said to have inspired the floating scenery that appears in the 2009 Hollywood blockbuster 'Avatar.' Viral social media videos showing piles of trash in the area, some reportedly dumped over a decade ago, are prompting a mass cleanup of the karst caves. 00:59 - Source: CNN 50 years of 'Jaws' and shark attacks As Steven Spielberg's summer blockbuster 'Jaws' turns 50, CNN's Harry Enten figures out how likely it is to be attacked by a shark and whether we should fear the waters. 01:57 - Source: CNN The NHL Stanley Cup's perfect imperfections The Stanley Cup is one of the most iconic trophies in all of sports, but one of the reasons the NHL's championship trophy is so lionized is its perfect imperfections. CNN's Coy Wire spoke to The Keeper of the Cup Howie Borrow for a tour of some of the trophy's character-building bloopers. 01:02 - Source: CNN Storm chaser captures 'unprecedented' view of monster hailstones falling from sky Storm chaser and research scientist Sean Waugh has documented softball sized (or greater) hailstones in freefall with an ultra-high-tech camera mounted on a retrofitted research vehicle. The goal – to study and better understand what makes gigantic hail form, and how to better detect it and ultimately improve severe weather warnings. Sean speaks with CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam while on the road, capturing imagery of this very impactful and expensive natural phenomenon. (edited) 01:47 - Source: CNN Flash flood destroys apartment building An apartment building in West Virginia partially collapsed as flash floods hit the area. The governor's office said at least five people are dead and four people remain missing following the floods. 00:31 - Source: CNN After talking to hundreds of dads, this podcaster shares his two biggest lessons Dr. John Delony speaks to millions of listeners on his popular podcast about mental health, family and relationships. As a therapist, he's used to offering advice to struggling fathers, but we asked him about the biggest lessons he's learned as a dad. 01:32 - Source: CNN
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
CNN reporter exposes the truth about ICE 'protesters' descending on LA's streets
A CNN correspondent has claimed protestors in Los Angeles were smoking weed and only there to cause trouble as he gave a live report on the riots. National correspondent Nick Watt was reporting live on the ground from the disorder on CNN News Night on Tuesday evening as a curfew was brought in. Watt said: 'Some people who I would suggest might be interested in causing some trouble a little later on, wearing masks and swimming goggles for tear gas. 'They have been protesting against all of these National Guardsman, there is graffiti behind these officers that says "F Trump".' He added: 'The mood in the crowd is getting more agitated as that curfew comes close, the smell of weed is in the air. 'People are not looking at all like they are gonna abide by this curfew and get out of here.' Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency on Tuesday after the downtown area was ravaged by violent demonstrators who looted buildings and attacked officers. Police said multiple groups stayed on the streets in some areas despite the curfew and 'mass arrests are being initiated'. Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency on Tuesday after the downtown area was ravaged by violent demonstrators who looted buildings and attacked officers Demonstrators wave flags from atop a wrecked car as protesters clash with law enforcement in in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025 Less than an hour after the curfew was imposed, Governor Gavin Newsom lashed out at President Donald Trump in a speech that aired on national television. The Golden State governor blamed the federal government for the ongoing crisis and issued a chilling warning that chaos could soon engulf other states too. 'Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves, but they do not stop there,' Newsom warned. 'This is a president who in just over 140 days, has fired government watchdogs that could hold him accountable, accountable for corruption and fraud. 'He's declared a war, a war on culture, on history, on science, on knowledge itself. Databases, quite literally, are vanishing.' Newsom said: 'When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commandeer the National Guard. He made that order apply to every state in this nation. 'This is about all of us. This is about you. California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. 'Democracy is under assault before our eyes, this moment we have feared has arrived.' While Newsom did urge protesters to remain peaceful if they took to the streets, he encouraged Americans to stand up against Trump. 'What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty, your silence, to be complicit in this moment. Do not give in to him.' Rioters have been on the streets for days now causing havoc as they railed against Trump's efforts to rid the city of illegal migrants. They were only further enraged when Trump gave orders to send 700 Marines and 4,100 National Guard troops in to take over policing efforts and assist the LAPD. Bass said at least 23 businesses have been looted during the unrest and condemned the horrifying images which have emerged from the days of carnage. The regions impacted by the lockdown span from the five freeway to the 110 freeway, and from the 10 freeway to the point where the 110 and the five merge. On Tuesday night, hordes of protesters were zip-tied and forced onto LAPD buses en masse as authorities sought to bring an end to days of chaos and destruction. LAPD chief Jim McDonnell said protests had grown more violent as the week progressed. There were 27 arrests on Saturday, with 40 on Sunday, 114 on Monday and nearly 200 by 6pm on Tuesday.
CNN
11-06-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Officials Enact Curfew For Parts Of Los Angeles - Anderson Cooper 360 - Podcast on CNN Audio
Officials Enact Curfew For Parts Of Los Angeles Anderson Cooper 360 52 mins Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced a local emergency curfew will be in effect for parts of downtown Los Angeles starting tonight, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time. As protests grow to other cities, Nick Watt is on the ground in Los Angeles, Shimon Prokupecz is live from New York, and Whitney Wild has the latest from Chicago.
CNN
09-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Crowd flocks to Menendez brothers courtroom
Crowd flocks to Menendez brothers courtroom Courthouse officials are holding a raffle for seats inside a Menendez brothers hearing in Van Nuys, California. CNN's Nick Watt explains why there is so much renewed interest in the case. 00:38 - Source: CNN Utah is first state to ban decades-old health policy Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water. CNN's Meg Tirrell reports on why the state is pivoting away from decades-old health policy despite concerns the ban will lead to a rise in health complications, especially among young children from low-income families. 01:13 - Source: CNN First cargo ships facing 145% tariffs arrive in LA Ships now pulling into LA's harbor from China are the first to be subject to massive tariffs. Shipments have dropped by 50%. CNN's Nick Watt is on the ground at the port of Los Angeles. 01:00 - Source: CNN Pilot of crashed plane describes what it was like being rescued from alligator-infested swamp Pablo Andrés Velarde, a pilot in Bolivia, emergency landed his plane after an engine failure but it was no paved tarmac that awaited the plane's wheels. Instead, Velarde and passengers found themselves stranded for days in marshland with alligators and snakes. The pilot described to CNN the harrowing rescue that ensued. 01:13 - Source: CNN Inside Terminal B as hundreds of flight delays hit major hub Newark International Airport was faced with pandemonium on Monday after hundreds of flights were delayed and more than 150 canceled following a FAA-ordered ground stop due to low cloud cover. CNN's Brynn Gingras was live from Terminal B where many international passengers were stranded for hours. 00:54 - Source: CNN Diddy Trial day one: Prospective jurors The jury selection in Sean "Diddy" Combs' racketeering and sex trafficking trial started today. CNN's Kara Scannell explains who the prospective jurors are and who has been dismissed. 00:57 - Source: CNN Confusion at packed New Jersey Motor Vehicle office as REAL ID deadline hits CNN's Danny E. Freeman visited Motor Vehicle offices in New Jersey where residents successfully, and unsuccessfully, tried to figure out the correct documents to get a REAL ID. Still others scrambled to figure out if their IDs were compliant with new TSA rules. 01:23 - Source: CNN Alcatraz's decay poses reopening challenges President Donald Trump announced he wants to turn Alcatraz Island into a working prison, but can the infrastructure hold up? CNN's Veronica Miracle visited the prison's first cellblock to see how infrastructure decay could significantly hamper reopening the facility. 00:32 - Source: CNN Trump posts AI-generated image of himself as the pope days before conclave vote President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the pope prompting swift backlash just days before the conclave is set to elect Pope Francis' successor. The Vatican has declined to comment on the matter. 01:00 - Source: CNN US stock market's rollercoaster ride since Trump took office President Donald Trump's first 100 days coincided with the stock market's third-worst start to any presidency in US history, only behind Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Yet by the 100-day mark of Trump's presidency, Wall Street has been shaken by historic levels of uncertainty and volatility. 00:51 - Source: CNN Rare volcanic eruption not seen in nearly 40 years Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano could be seen hurling lava upwards of 300 feet into the air during a series of 'rapid rebounds,' which scientists say hasn't been seen in nearly 40 years. 00:33 - Source: CNN Walmart shopper charged with attempted kidnapping Mahendra Patel walked into a Walmart in Acworth, Georgia looking for Tylenol but was later charged with trying to kidnap a two-year-old boy. Surveillance video obtained by the man's lawyer shows the incident. 01:11 - Source: CNN CNN anchors make Kentucky Derby predictions Every jockey, every owner and every trainer wants the chance to win the Kentucky Derby but only one of this year's 19 horses will do it. The bookies' favorite for this year's race is Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, at 3-1. No surprise, that name came up a lot when CNN anchors were asked whose got their pick. 00:57 - Source: CNN SpaceX's Starbase seeks Texas city status Starbase is an emerging community in Texas where SpaceX has long conducted its launches. On the brink of becoming an official city, CNN's Ed Lavandera examines how this transformation raises questions about Elon Musk's expanding influence and its implications for the local community and economy. 01:09 - Source: CNN CNN sports anchor explains how to bet on the Kentucky Derby Dubbed the 'Greatest Two Minutes in Sports' – a nod to its approximate run time – the Derby is the first race in US horse racing's coveted Triple Crown, which also includes the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. 01:20 - Source: CNN Prince Harry: 'I would love reconciliation with my family' In an explosive interview with the BBC, Prince Harry says his father, King Charles, no longer speaks to him, and that he would 'love reconciliation' with the royal family. He spoke the same day he lost a court case over the UK government's decision to strip him of his police protection. CNN's Max Foster explains. 01:12 - Source: CNN How rich is the Ivy League? The Trump Administration has frozen billions of dollars in federal funding to Ivy League schools. These same institutions have endowments bigger than the GDPs of some small countries. So why do these universities need money from the federal government and what's at stake if they lose it? 02:49 - Source: CNN Worldwide protests on May Day Thousands of people across the country and around the world are demonstrating in the streets to celebrate May Day for various political reasons. Video shows protests turn violent in Paris. 01:03 - Source: CNN Will Ford raise prices due to Trump's tariffs? President Donald Trump signed an executive order and proclamation to ease auto tariffs, but the 25 percent tariff on imported cars remains in place and a new 25% tariff on auto parts will go into effect soon. CNN's Erin Burnett speaks with Ford CEO Jim Farley about how Trump's tariffs could impact vehicle pricing. 00:42 - Source: CNN High schoolers potentially facing kidnapping charges after hazing incident At least 11 high school students in Syracuse, New York, have 48 hours to turn themselves in or face felony charges of kidnapping for their alleged involvement in victimizing at least five younger lacrosse players in an incident the district attorney says 'goes way beyond hazing.' 01:25 - Source: CNN 'Where's my camera?': Astronaut shares wondrous views from space NASA astronaut Don Pettit describes his love for photography and the images he took in his first press conference since returning from his fourth mission to space. 00:48 - Source: CNN LA port director says it faces steep drop in shipping Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka shares that the port expects a steep drop in shipping amid President Donald Trump's tariffs. 00:55 - Source: CNN
