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2025
Breaking the Deadlock

BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Power Play

Online sports gambling has exploded. Should it be further regulated? What does it mean for college athletic programs and professional sports? How is AI transforming it? What is the public health impact? In BREAKING THE DEADLOCK: GAMBLING WITH YOUR LIFE, Moderator Aaron Tang guides panelists through scenarios to explore dilemmas around online sports gambling, and its impact on young men.

BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Power Play

BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Power Play Episode 1 | 55m 42s | CC

BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Power Play sparks civil dialogue in polarized times. Guided by UC Davis Law Professor Aaron Tang, a diverse panel explores ethical dilemmas in a fictional tale of executive power—told through two fictional U.S. Presidents from opposing parties. Complex, timely, and thought-provoking.

Funding for this program was provided in part by grants from The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation and by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation and by contributions from viewers like you. Thank you. Location furnished by The New York Historical.

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