Category: Legislation
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Australia’s Controversial 5-Year Delay For Gambling Logos Reform
The Australian government has reportedly set a 2032 deadline for sports teams and clubs to remove online gambling logos and related advertising from their jerseys. The timeframe has been condemned by addiction advocates in the country, according to a report from The Guardian, because it gives sports teams’ commercial interests priority. Most teams reportedly do…
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Illinois Codifies ‘Gambling Disorder’ As Players Lose $7.7B A Year
People in Illinois lost at least $7.7 billion on gambling in 2025, and the state has now officially recognized gambling addiction as a public health issue. On July 24, Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2749, incorporating “gambling disorder” throughout the state’s Substance Use Disorder Act. The change expands and clarifies how Illinois can respond…
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Facial Recognition Bill: A Trojan Horse For Online Casinos?
Under the guise of “protecting our children,” a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation that, according to a legal expert, could expand online gambling nationwide. On the surface, H. R. 9706, the “Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act,” would require prediction markets and traditional online sportsbooks to use facial recognition technology to verify a…
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Why Policymakers Should Reject Gambling’s ‘Shadows’ Argument
The sports betting industry sometimes uses imagery of shadows to argue for the legalization of online gambling apps. This scare tactic should be brushed aside. Let’s examine a recent op-ed from the Sports Betting Alliance, a lobbying group for the legalization of traditional, house-banked online sports betting. It appeared in The Dallas Morning News on…
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Online Sportsbooks Amass $70M War Chest For State Elections
Update July 2026: Sports betting companies DraftKings, FanDuel, Bet365, and Fanatics added an additional $29 million into a super PAC called Win for America in the 2nd quarter, according to public records obtained by The New York Times. This lobbying money adds to a reported $48 million war chest in April. Other reports put the…
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