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WBUR TODAY: Betting (on) the House

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  ❤️  Donate Thursday, May 28, 2026 🌧️  Partly cloudy, with a high near 72 and a chance of scattered showers in the afternoon. Good Morning Boston, Harvard's graduation ceremonies are  getting underway , with Brookline-bred comedian Conan O'Brien set to deliver the university's commencement speech later this morning. ( You can stream it here .) But first the news: MUST READ! SPORTS BETTING BUYING VOTES! Political wagers:   As state lawmakers across the country consider proposals to rein in sports betting, the industry is making some big investments in the political arena.  As WBUR's Patrick Madden reports in a new investigation , Boston-based DraftKings and other sports betting companies have poured $43 million into a new super PAC targeting states weighing regulations on the industry. And while the super PAC has yet to spend money in Massachusetts, DraftKings leaders have engaged locally in a different way this year: funneling money to support the campaig...