The hobby world has a gambling problem — and almost no one is talking about it.
Alyx Effron, founder of Collectors MD, joins co-hosts Adam Lyons and Christina Cook to expose the gambling mechanics embedded inside the modern trading card industry — live-streamed breaks, sudden death auctions, influencer-manufactured wins, and casino-style marketing emails — all operating with zero regulation, zero age gates, and zero guardrails. Alyx shares his own story of gambling and collecting addiction feeding each other for years, and why traditional recovery spaces didn't have language for what he was experiencing.

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🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS
🟢 Evive — Digital support for gambling behavior change
🌐 https://www.getevive.com/
📱 Download the app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/evive-gambling-support/id6450926060

🟣 The Broke Girl Society with Christina Cook — Community and recovery support for women
🌐 https://thebrokegirlsociety.com/
🎙️Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-broke-girl-society-podcast/id1575593868
🎙️Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/74DP23EzfR6WPpPMLYq45x
📺 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thebrokegirlsociety

🎧 The Modern Meeting Podcast with Adam Lyons — Gambling recovery, real talk
🌐 https://themodernmeeting.com/
🎙️ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-modern-meeting/id1779060982
🎙️ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1jMSSKkadnvzbvZl33dzZc
📺 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@ModernMeeting
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