Financial Services & Consumer · Policy Lab
Gambling
A public research route covering institutions, existing frameworks, possible interventions, and open policy questions.
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Possible public intervention
Algorithmic transparency mandates. Loss limit enforcement. Self-exclusion system modernization. Advertising restriction.
Institutions to examine
- State gaming commissions
- FTC
- DOJ
Institution abbreviations
- FTC
- Federal Trade Commission
- DOJ
- U.S. Department of Justice
Existing frameworks and precedents
- State gaming regulations (varied)
- Wire Act
- PASPA (struck down 2018)
Open policy gap
Mobile sports betting in 38 states with minimal consumer protection. No algorithmic transparency. House edge optimized by ML. Regulator using spreadsheets.
Legislative and policy forums
- Commerce
- Judiciary
- IMCO
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