MAYA ATHERLY-LARSEN: Hi, I’m Maya Atherly-Larsen. You’re listening to In The Know, a podcast dedicated to the University of Minnesota. According to the NFL website, an estimated 200 million people watched the Super Bowl last year and that number is only expected to increase this year. This is the biggest American sporting event of the.
Dozens of states have rushed to legalize sports betting since the United States Supreme Court ruled five years ago that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 was unconstitutional. Now there are only 12 states where it is still illegal to gamble on sports, including Minnesota. Will that change? Some supporters in the state say yes — and as soon as early this year. Sports .
Last month was Financial Planning Month, and as the year comes to an end, one event aims to help high schoolers in Arizona learn how to better manage their money. The "Bite of Reality" fairs across the West engage high schoolers by assigning them a persona and students then having to create a budget accordingly. Sarae Bay, assistant vice president and manager director with the GoWest Foundation, said her organization works with credit unions in Arizona and help sponsor the fairs. .