OPINION: Online sports betting’s growing wave of rage, harassment and criminality a national security issue

Thursday, January 2, 2025 8:38 PM
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  • Matthew Wein, The Hill

There is no shortage of policy issues surrounding sports gambling these days. The same rapidly growing industry that seems to populate every commercial segment during professional and college football is the subject of discussions about everything from how it is to be taxed and regulated to allegations of predatory behaviors and beyond.

It is also possible that coming regulations (or lack thereof) on technology companies will affect this industry just like its peers in social media, financial technology, and countless other industries that are heavily reliant on technology.

But everyone sees that showdown coming. The coming policy clash that no one sees coming is where the burgeoning sports gambling world will undoubtedly cross paths with the Homeland Security world.