2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (463+ words) Independent gambling news, resources, & help A House Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing on prediction markets (e.g., Kalshi, Polymarket, etc.) Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill. The main takeaway was clear: these apps will keep financially harming many users through sports “contracts” unless…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (473+ words) A bill introduced into Congress in May 2026 would fund a federal study into gambling addiction. While so much is already known about gambling addiction and the highly addictive nature of online gambling products, some lawmakers believe more research can help....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (363+ words) As the U.S. grapples with a wide-ranging mental health crisis, including worsening gambling addiction, the White House seeks to expand the nation’s prison system. The 2027 fiscal year budget request shows a strong preference for prisons and punitive state capacity, while cutting…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (396+ words) A former influential adviser to Barack Obama and Kamala Harris has joined the Donald Trump Jr.-backed prediction market Kalshi to promote federal sports gambling. “Excited to advise Kalshi as they continue to dominate the prediction market space,” said top…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (336+ words) After years of inaction, the Australian government appears poised to continue caving to the gambling sector. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce a plan to: On average, Australians spend about $1,600 on gambling each year,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (508+ words) GamblingHarm.org needs help to continue our journalism. Please support us through Patreon. 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,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (408+ words) A new bipartisan bill in Minnesota is arguably the most restrictive proposal in the U.S. to date regarding prediction markets. Rather than regulate prediction markets, Minnesota would criminalize them. In December, bill sponsor Sen. John Marty (40, DFL) told GamblingHarm.org that…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (440+ words) In a public address for International Women’s Day, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for a new law to ban online casinos in Brazil. The longtime critic of online gambling said that addiction is hitting Brazilian households hard....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (348+ words) New Kentucky sports betting legislation aims to protect residents from gambling-related harms and prediction markets offering a stock-market-style form of wagering under federal oversight. House Bill 904, the Wagering Consumer Protection Act, was introduced on March 4 by Representative Michael Meredith and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (593+ words) Most Wisconsin residents oppose the legalization of online sports betting, according to a Marquette Law School poll. The university released a poll in late February showing that 64% of Wisconsin voters oppose legalizing online sports betting, while 34% are in favor. Opposition…...