SLICES: Sports Gambling A Plague Upon Our Houses

About this episode

In this episode of SLICES, we’re talking about twenty-two-year-old French basketball superstar Victor Wembanyama. And a decision he made that has absolutely nothing to do with scoring baskets. Wembanyama recently told reporters he would never accept a sponsorship deal promoting a sports gambling company. His exact words were: “Absolutely not. I will never do that.” Let’s get into it. — Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs — Produced by Steve Riekeberg — Production Assistance by Allie Press — Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment Rules! We don’t need no stinkin rules! Perhaps it would have been better to stick to the guidelines, you know? Just like snagging 99% off of your brand new three-year domain using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3 . Let’s go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices