Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 6/5/2026-6/12/2026
tool of Kalshi and Polymarket, encouraging addictive gambling, fraudulent bets, and national security risks. Blumenthal slammed Trump
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tool of Kalshi and Polymarket, encouraging addictive gambling, fraudulent bets, and national security risks. Blumenthal slammed Trump
combat the rapid and concerning rise in youth gambling. The Gambling Advertisement to Minors Enforcement ( GAME ) Act would … with advertisements and promotions to hook them on gambling when they’re young,” said Senator Blumenthal. “High schoolers
introduced bipartisan legislation to shield youth from targeted gambling advertising. Blumenthal slammed Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund
concerned about the effects and prevalence of gambling advertisements for American youths. “What I’ve learned … that young people are a target for the gambling companies. They are a major target, maybe even
function like traditional sportsbooks but without following state gambling laws or basic consumer protections, creating risks of insider … trading, market manipulation, underage gambling, and misuse of sensitive information. Blumenthal highlighted his Prediction Markets Security and Integrity
leagues raising concerns about the further entrenchment of gambling and prediction markets in professional and college sports … FanDuel provides the league’s official blessing to gambling’s ugly takeover of sports and bolsters its marketing
market’s failure to prevent insider trading and gambling related to American national security matters, including betting over … prevent, deter, and report national security leaks and gambling over matters of life-and-death,”Blumenthal wrote. Blumenthal
leagues raising concerns about the further entrenchment of gambling and prediction markets in professional and college sports … FanDuel provides the league’s official blessing to gambling’s ugly takeover of sports and bolsters its marketing
recent poll by the National Council on Problem Gambling, 1 in 3 young adults report betting on sports … create nationwide standards for the mobile sports gambling industry, and theGambling Addiction Recovery, Investment and Treatment (GRIT
bill also amends existing laws against illegal gambling to enforce these rules by shutting down payment systems … service members’ lives should not be able to gamble on outcomes they influence,”said
multi-billion-dollar unregulated industry, ignoring state gambling laws while operating businesses identical to traditional sportsbooks by letting … markets have harbored insider trading, market manipulation, underage gambling, and leaks of national security information. ThePrediction Markets Security
multi-billion-dollar unregulated industry, ignoring state gambling laws while operating businesses identical to traditional sportsbooks by letting … markets have harbored insider trading, market manipulation, underage gambling, and leaks of national security information. ThePrediction Markets Security
“The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
being fraudulent – making those users vulnerable to illicit gambling, payment scams, crypto scams, AI deepfake sex services … this letter shows clearly identifiable advertisements for illicit gambling, payment scams, crypto scams, AI deepfake sex services
individuals in cases involving sports betting and gambling schemes: “These troubling indictments are the most recent signal that … detriment of fans and victims of gambling addiction. My SAFE BET Act would prevent coaches and athletes from
tariffs can go into effect. Last week, Procter & Gamble — the maker of Dawn dish soap, Charmin toilet paper
most of our small farmers for years, or gamble on an unknown amount of repayment with little
most of our small farmers for years, or gamble on an unknown amount of repayment with little
most of our small farmers for years, or gamble on an unknown amount of repayment with little
most of our small farmers for years, or gamble on an unknown amount of repayment with little
most of our small farmers for years, or gamble on an unknown amount of repayment with little
consumer protections and standards for the mobile sports gambling industry. Blumenthal was joined by U.S. Representative Paul … many – especially young people – driven into gambling abuse disorder, which is a disease. Like all addictions, we must
consumer protections and standards for the mobile sports gambling industry. The SAFE Bet Act would address the public … many – especially young people – driven into gambling abuse disorder, which is a disease. Like all addictions, we must
Blumenthal stood with CT Council of Problem Gambling to highlight the surge in sports betting ahead of Super … dedicate federal funds to studying, preventing, and treating gambling addiction in America. Blumenthal and Salinas first introduced theGRIT
fueling a public health crisis and problem gambling in the United States [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal … Delta CEO Ed Bastian, Blumenthal pointed to the Gambling Devices Act of 1961, which outlawed gambling on commercial