Stop Predatory Gambling

The NFL profits from the exact gambling culture it punishes. They banned a standout college QB from entering the draft for gambling, yet they continuously flood our screens with sportsbook ads and betting lines.

We are calling on all sports leagues to end their hypocrisy and stop partnering with these companies that destroy young athletes' lives.

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Column: Gambling hypocrisy under the lights After a gambling scandal cratered his college career, Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby tried to skip the fallout and fast track his future to the NFL. The league promptly slammed

Look closely at Archibald Willard's famous Spirit of ’76 painting, one of America's most iconic paintings.

An old man, a wounded fifer, a young boy—ordinary people marching through the smoke of battle, refusing to be exploited by a tyrannical system.

In the Revolutionary War, these citizens represented the spirit of the era.
Today, members of Stop Predatory Gambling share and act on those same values.

We are kids, parents, and grandparents—every generation of neighbors and families—fighting an unjust government

250 years ago, the battle cry was: No taxation without representation.

Today, our battle cry is: No taxation by exploitation.

When state governments partner with predatory gambling operators, they betray everything those original patriots fought for.

Join with us to help our nation live up to its founding ideals: https://www.stoppredatorygambling.org/join-us/

Prediction markets are predatory gambling platforms hiding behind federal loopholes. We cannot let them manipulate our democracy and destroy lives any longer. Congress must stop stalling and pass legislation to ban prediction markets permanently—now.

Special thanks to National Board Member Russ Coleman for his excellent article: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/gambling-gaming-predictionmarkets-casino-22315102.php

The Dallas Morning News Texans Against Gambling United States Congress Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans U.S. Senate Democrats

They want us to call it anything but gambling Russell F. Coleman, chair of Texans Against Gambling, says stop using euphemisms for this dangerous habit.