Sens. Katie Britt and Dick Durbin sent a letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study the impact of sports gambling on young people amid the proliferation of online sports betting and the recent expansion of the industry behind the legalization of the vertical in North Carolina and Missouri.
The lawmakers want the CDC to investigate the impact of gambling on young Americans as limited research on the topic is widely available to the public. The duo are asking the research to look at both legal and unregulated platforms. The senators sent the letter to Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neal with a request for response.
“We believe policymakers and American families deserve to know the extent to which our children are engaging in potentially addictive and detrimental behavior,” reads the letter.
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