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  • New MA Online Lottery Dangerous For Kids, Reform Group Says

    New MA Online Lottery Dangerous For Kids, Reform Group Says

    A national gambling-reform group is urging Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg to intervene over online lottery games that it says normalize gambling among youth. In an Aug. 17 letter, Stop Predatory Gambling National Director Les Bernal urged Goldberg, who chairs the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission, to order changes to the state’s online platform, which launched in…

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  • Harvard Sells Entire FanDuel Parent Stake, Filing Shows

    Harvard Sells Entire FanDuel Parent Stake, Filing Shows

    Harvard University’s endowment manager no longer reports a direct ownership stake in Flutter Entertainment, the Irish parent company of the U.S. gambling brand FanDuel. Harvard Management Company’s latest public SEC filing shows that it has exited its Flutter position. Its Q1 2026 Form 13F showed 80,341 Flutter shares worth about $8.19 million as of March…

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  • DraftKings Finally Being Sued Over ‘Predictions’ Product
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    DraftKings Finally Being Sued Over ‘Predictions’ Product

    Over the last week, at least three lawsuits were filed against DraftKings related to its so-called “sports event contracts” on its prediction market. Two were filed in federal court in Massachusetts, where DraftKings is based. – Chan v. DraftKings Inc. et al – Gordon et al v. DraftKings Inc. et al Another was filed in…

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  • Lawsuit Secures Researcher Access To MA Casino Data

    Lawsuit Secures Researcher Access To MA Casino Data

    The Massachusetts-based Public Health Advocacy Institute has scored a significant gambling-related victory for state residents. On July 23, the PHAI announced that it “resolved” a 2024 lawsuit against state gambling regulators involving a statutory requirement to share certain behavioral data with academic researchers. The lawsuit sought to compel the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to collect behavioral…

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  • Sports Betting Self-Exclusion Extraordinarily Low, Report Shows
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    Sports Betting Self-Exclusion Extraordinarily Low, Report Shows

    Few online sports betting players use self-exclusion, despite surveys suggesting high rates of problematic play. A 2026 report from a state in the U.S. said nearly 300,000 online sportsbook patrons did an account “cool off” lasting for at least three days, while fewer than 500 made a more serious commitment to self-exclusion for at least…

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