Gerda Reith

Gerda Reith is a professor of sociological and cultural studies at the University of Glasgow.

Feb

‘A casino in your pocket’

Feature: What’s online gambling doing to American society? Gerda Reith on the new “ecosystem” tech, finance, and marketing firms are cultivating together.

16 Feb 2026

5 min read

Feb

Empress of luck

Feature: Why is betting everywhere now? Gerda Reith on how it became so mixed up in sports—and then everything else.

09 Feb 2026

7 min read