Sports Betting 101

By Shelley Irwin

Published October 16, 2026 at 11:17 AM EDT

Joe Maloney, Sports Betting Alliance President, joins in to discuss.

With the NFL season well underway, so is betting. We get the Michigan angle of betting with Joe Maloney, Sports Betting Alliance President. We talk about advice for keeping it fun, safe, and legal.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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