A US senator is calling for the federal government to take a bigger role in regulating sports betting to reduce the risk of corruption and addiction, according to comments made to political newspaper The Hill.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-Conn.] warned that the rapid expansion of legal gambling had increased the risk of its negative impacts. He argued that Congress should step in to set up national regulations, as the existing rules are not enough.
Sen. Blumenthal said, “Congress should be involved in putting some limits on sports betting, no question. There are two consequences from the exploding level of activity we’ve seen: corruption and addiction.”
