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BetMGM Renews Treacherous Deal With NHL Star Connor McDavid
BetMGM announced Thursday that it renewed its marketing partnership with NHL star Connor McDavid, despite public health warnings that such a relationship boosts the risk of harm. McDavid will continue to promote gambling on BetMGM in Ontario under the so-called “responsible gambling” messaging, a widely discredited framework for dealing with the public health consequences of…
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UFC Fighter Says Sports Betting Is Rotting Fan Culture
Add UFC fighter Alex Hernandez to the growing list of athletes who have lamented that fans care more about making money off their performances than appreciating sports for other reasons. This undermines the sports betting industry’s claim that most people gamble on games or individual athletic performances primarily for “entertainment.” Speaking to The Ariel Helwani…
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The FTC Is Probing FanDuel, DraftKings: Why I’m Unimpressed
The Federal Trade Commission is looking into FanDuel and DraftKings related to consumer protection, but I’m actually super unimpressed. The Trump administration’s FTC is in the early stages of what has been described as a “probe” into the traditional online sports betting industry, in particular the giants DraftKings and FanDuel, according to a report Tuesday…
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Can Calling Sports Betting ‘Addictive’ Be Hype For The Products?
There is no shortage of video and written content these days about how online gambling products are highly addictive for some users, and typically the more you play, the greater your risk—addiction by design. This counters industry disinformation that these products are safe and that existing so-called guardrails or responsible gambling tools are meaningfully effective…
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Pennsylvania Online Gambling Statement Bill Seeks ‘Transparency’
Pennsylvania lawmakers may soon consider a measure that would require licensed online gambling companies to send users monthly statements detailing their activity automatically. State Rep. Joe Webster, a Democrat representing House District 150, circulated the proposal on Sept. 16, indicating that a bill is forthcoming. As of Oct. 2, no bill has been introduced. While…
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