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Growing Popularity of Online Sports Betting and Its Potential Threat to America's Youth

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“GROWING POPULARITY OF ONLINE SPORTS BETTING AND ITS POTENTIAL THREAT TO AMERICA'S YOUTH”

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Massachusetts legalized sports betting in 2023, among the last U.S. states to do so

The 1961 Wire Act only prohibits sports betting via wire — not all online gambling

Las Vegas was the only U.S. city where single-game sports betting was legal before 2018

U.S. sports betting has surpassed $100 billion annually since PASPA was repealed

Topic poll · all networksWho bears most responsibility for shielding teens from sports betting apps?

  • App makers & sportsbooks 0%
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  • Parents & families 0%
  • Schools & youth organizations 0%

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Topic poll · all networksSince sports betting was federally unlocked in 2018, how many states allow it?

  1. 12 states
  2. 26 states
  3. 38 states
  4. All 50 states
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38 states

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