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Author: Brian Pempus
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Opinion | The Most Sinister Quote You’ll See From A Gambling Lobbyist
Real Clear Politics this month republished a debate on state-sanctioned online sports gambling, featuring Dr. Harry Levant of the Public Health Advocacy Institute and William J. Pascrell III, a lobbyist with the Princeton Public Affairs Group. It originally aired in 2025. I can’t recall seeing it last year, but it’s vaguely familiar to me. At…
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Online Sportsbook VIP Hosts Sued For First Time Over Addiction
Two Pennsylvania men are suing DraftKings, FanDuel, the NFL, Genius Sports, and several “VIP hosts” over $2 million in allegedly ill-gotten gambling losses. The complaint, filed in Philadelphia, alleges that the defendants illegally preyed on the plaintiffs. The product liability lawsuit says that former users Christopher Sage and Terry Thompson struggle with devastating gambling addiction.…
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Use Gambling Sites To Hedge Your Cancer Bills, CFTC Suggests
Laying in bed with painful cancer symptoms, you turn to a prediction market, betting on a drug trial to offset your astronomical medical costs. That’s essentially a potential benefit that CFTC Chairman Mike Selig claims prediction markets could provide for “everyday Americans,” according to recent reporting. It’s bizarre, a bit confusing, and outrageously dystopian. Drug…
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How To Decline Invitations To Gamble On March Madness
You might have friends or family who gamble on March Madness, but you’re not interested in it. How do you say “no” to what could be peer pressure? Communicating assertively is an important skill for declining offers to gamble or for avoiding social situations in which others are gambling. Psychologist Dr. Sam Peter, based in…
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NCAA Sues DraftKings Over Trademarks, Alleging Gambling Harm
The NCAA has filed a complaint in federal court in Indianapolis against DraftKings seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to prevent the company from using the NCAA’s federally registered trademarks. The lawsuit came during the start of the March Madness tournament, which is expected to generate $3 billion in bets for the online sports betting…
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