Texans Against Gambling

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Highs and lows! Sharing links below on these two bills addressing gambling and insider trading in prediction markets:

@FDSportsbook The Bonus Bets are illusory - a gimmick trap.

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Arnold Ventures applauds @SenJohnCurtis and @SenAdamSchiff for introducing the Prediction Markets are Gambling Act. This bipartisan bill brings needed clarity by reaffirming that sports prediction markets are gambling and should be regulated by the states. Read our full statement: bit.ly/47dbvg8

@InGameHQ @DavidPurdum The coverage isn’t bias, just provable facts.

A new self-funded study from Gaming Public Policy Consulting, titled Addressing the Narrative Gap, did something no one had really done before: It measured just how negatively the media covers gambling compared to other so-called vices. Gambling coverage was the most negatively biased of all of them. More than even tobacco, opioids, cannabis, and alcohol.

The media has been going hard — like, extra hard — at the sports betting industry. This is not just an opinion. This is, for the first time, backed up by actual data.

Other major findings by @BostonGlobe: - "Fifty-two times a day, Encore’s 32-seat buses arrive like clockwork near the Chinatown gateway..." - "Court records indicate the extent of the Encore’s lending operation – and some of its grimmer consequences. More than 300 Massachusetts residents have been sued by New England’s largest casinos ... in the past two decades. Those sued include engineers, schoolteachers, and restaurant owners, according to court documents and interviews with borrowers." - "The vast majority of the time, casinos recover these past-due loans – plus interest and fees, court documents show. That’s partly because the nation’s large casinos have data-mining tools that give them rare insight into the creditworthiness of their customers..." - "The state Attorney General’s Gambling Enforcement Division, which is charged with investigating and prosecuting gambling offenses, has filed charges against just one alleged loan shark since the unit was created in 2013, according to a Globe review of state indictments" apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/metro/…

Rigged by Design? Inside the Online Sports Betting Crisis | Breaking the... youtu.be/Eir7nUu61Js?si… via @YouTube

Had an awesome time debating all things gambling on "Breaking the Deadlock" for @PBS. Apologies to noted Malaysian women's doubles badminton fan @WVUFLU

It's back-dooring the Texas Constitution, too. Illegal. #txlege

"[I]nsurance protects what you already have a stake in. Stocks fund something real and productive. Polls do not profit from the outcome. Prediction markets do none of these things." #txlege denisonforum.org/current-events…

@JoePompliano Kalshi is exploiting an ALLEGED legal loophole. That's it's not a loophole - and is illegal gambling - is now before three United States Courts of Appeals. A decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is due any day now.

Prediction markets have exploited a legal loophole to build multi-billion-dollar sports betting businesses that avoid state by state registration and tax rates that exceed 50% in some states. Now Congress wants to shut it down. READ MORE: huddleup.substack.com/p/congress-wan…

Is sports betting—especially microbetting and in-play betting on apps—addictive in ways the law should deem illegal? That's the question in a new lawsuit filed today. It could be a major test of the industry. @Sportico breaks the news + analysis: sportico.com/law/analysis/2….

Bipartisan! Out of control gambling addictions are the new opioid-like crisis. It's about PUBLIC HEALTH. #txlege

Big Pharma delineated between OxyContin and heroin. Not unlike today’s gambling philosophy pushers & influencers, it too used a slew of pharmaceutical representatives to delineate between the green Ox winners and the white Horse losers. Alas it was same horse shit different pile.

Yep. #txlege

The attorneys filing this lawsuit brought down Big Tobacco decades ago for its deceptive marketing and addiction grooming. #txlege SPORTS GAMBLING LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE NFL, DRAFTKINGS, FANDUEL, & GENIUS SPORTS... prn.to/3PJle7P

@ChairmanSelig @CFTC Selig is well on his way to becoming, as to addictive internet gambling, what the Sacklers were to the opioid crisis.

Under my leadership at the @CFTC, we’re committed to future-proofing regulation for the new frontier of finance. Today, I’m proud to announce the launch of our Innovation Task Force, which will build on our Innovation Advisory Committee work and establish clear rules of the road for innovators in our financial markets. Read more⬇️ cftc.gov/PressRoom/Pres…

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCACY INSTITUTE (PHAI) FILES LANDMARK SPORTS GAMBLING LAWSUIT AGAINST THE NFL, DRAFTKINGS, FANDUEL, GENIUS... prn.to/3PJle7P #txlege

Good—but voluntary rules won’t cut it. We need to pass my legislation to ban federal officials from trading on prediction markets and prevent corruption.

It’s my job to enforce the laws of Arizona. I’m not afraid to lay down the law, even when it applies to predictive markets.