Senate Hearing on Legalized Sports Gambling

NCAA President Charlie Baker testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the impact of legalized sports gambling.

Federal scrutiny on US sports betting turned up a notch Tuesday as lawmakers held the first congressional hearing on the industry.

The US Senate Committee on the Judiciary held its initial hearing Tuesday on the sports betting industry, “America’s High-Stakes Bet on Legalized Sports Gambling.” In its last meeting of 2024, the committee heard from five industry witnesses, including representatives from responsible gambling organizations, the NFLPA and a former regulator.

“It’s critical that Congress looks into sports betting’s impact on America and determine how the industry should be regulated moving forward,” Committee Chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said in his opening statement, which also included references to collegiate athlete harassment and several sports betting scandals.

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