By Yvonne Abraham Nearly 400 underage users in two states were caught in the past year on sports gambling websites, according to filings with regulators in Massachusetts and Connecticut. https://www.stoppredatorygambling.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Teen-Sports-Betting-A-Growing-Concern-in-Schools.pdf
By Eric Wilken Research using Child Protective Services data shows sports betting legalization increased substantiated child maltreatment reports by 5–7%. The study leveraged the staggered rollout across states to isolate betting’s effect, finding the
By Jessica Grose https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/opinion/gambling-addiction-middle-school.html
2026 CFTC Comments 4-28-2026
By Jeff Edelstein “The math is stunning from this academic paper, finding 96% of winning trades happened among 5% of users” Study: You Are Almost Certainly Not Making Money At
https://campaignforaccountability.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CfA-Podcast-Gambling-Ad-Report-4.22.26.pdf NBC – Gambling Ad Report Coverage
There’s little public understanding about the life-changing harm that the state institution of predatory gambling is inflicting upon high-school-aged kids and younger. We asked Connor Huynh, a high school junior
“NCAA student-athletes in most sports report negative or threatening messages from sports bettors. Some sports, like tennis, experience this at more alarming rates. According to NCAA data released in January
As part of his investigation into sports betting, Atlantic journalist McKay Coppins gambled $10,000 during last NFL season. He spoke with co-host Tonya Mosley about his experiment, what he learned, and what
Kalshi and Polymarket pour money into deals with social-media influencers and students, who try to parlay rumors into cash; ‘We know this shouldn’t be allowed’ https://www.stoppredatorygambling.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/‘Is-This-Insider-Information_-The-Prediction-Market-Bets-Driving-a-Campus-Frenzy-1.pdf
