It’s time to end the illegal, unregulated market for online sports betting and casino gaming, and replace it with legal, regulated markets that deliver real consumer protections, real oversight, and real revenue across the nation.
What’s the state of play in your state?
STATE OF PLAY: SPORTS BETTING
Legal and regulated online sports betting offers an accountable alternative to the illegal, unregulated market, which continues to flourish in states without legalized online sports betting.
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Alabama can continue pretending that prohibition means our kids aren’t betting on sports. Or we can acknowledge that they already are and decide we’re finally going to do something about it
Legal and regulated sounds like a brand promise. It is actually a list of specific, enforceable consumer protections an offshore operator does not, and structurally cannot, provide. Four of them, side by side, explain why the word legal carries any weight at all
Misrepresenting data can lead to bad policy, which carries real consequences for people who are struggling with gambling disorders and depend on services funded, in part, by legal, regulated sports books and increasing tax revenues from these regulated frameworks
Match-fixing thrives in darkness. The World Cup is a reminder that legal, regulated sports betting helps bring it into the light
STATE OF PLAY: ONLINE CASINOS
With online casino gaming only legal in a handful of states, the vast majority of consumers are using illegal, unregulated offshore platforms that provide no age or ID verification, responsible gaming tools, and pay nothing in taxes — money that states could use to fund important priorities like education, housing, and infrastructure.
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Virginia's proposed iGaming legislation (SB 118 and HB 161) doesn't just address responsible gaming — the proposed provisions would become the gold standard of consumer protections for the United States
The reality is that these legislative bills would put Virginia at the vanguard of responsible gaming by mandating the most robust consumer protections in the nation
This year, the General Assembly has an opportunity to enact comprehensive legislation — House Bill 161 and Senate Bill 118 — that protects Virginians from predatory platforms, creates jobs and collects new tax revenue from licensed iGaming operators
Many sites do not have strong identity verification and are able to advertise on social media with little oversight. Tech-savvy young people in the United States can gamble on them using false identities and readily available software to mask their locations, often unbeknownst to their parents