Immediately after Craig Carton admitted his addiction to gambling, there were questions as to how that would impact his potential return to sports radio. Three years after departing sports radio, Carton is coming back to an industry that used to dabble in gambling, but now it fully embraces and prioritizes the practice.

In his first full show back behind the mic for WFAN since his Sept. 2017 arrest, Carton did not hide the fact that he has a gambling addiction and cannot discuss betting lines. Also during his first show back for WFAN, their parent company Entercom ironically announced another gambling partnership, this one features the acquisition of a sports betting app.

Shortly before the five o’clock hour Monday evening, a caller asked Carton and his new co-host Evan Roberts how he should handle sports betting as a topic on the show. Carton embarked on a passionate speech regarding his addiction and inability to gamble responsibly. But Carton also noted that it shouldn’t preclude listeners from discussing betting lines with his co-host, even though he will not partake.

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While Carton remains energetic and brash since his one-year stay in prison, his on-air persona is certainly different without the ability to yell “lock it up!” when giving betting advice. Now the only advice on the topic that Carton will offer is the need for people to wager responsibly. Carton will not leave the studio nor will he hang up on a caller who wants to discuss a gambling line. But gambling did play a part in why Carton spent a year in prison, so the only way he will discuss betting is by mentioning its potential dangers.

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Not more than 20 minutes after Carton readdressed his gambling addiction, Roberts read a promo for FanDuel, promoting the ability to bet on the Jets-Patriots Monday Night Football game set to kick off a few hours later. Roberts also discussed future bets that were available on the app before noting “you can place a bet risk free.”

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To be clear, the “risk free” portion of the ad is meant to explain you can use the promotion to get a credit if you lose your first bet wagered on the platform. But while the ad touts no risk, Carton was sitting six-feet away as living proof that with gambling comes plenty of risk.