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deskgameIt remains to be seen whether he can do that in the long run, but it should benefit his performance this week.
deskgameWe can’t bet on the federal government to ensure gambling companies are reevaluating their regulatory compliances and working to address new ways gambling habits can become unmanageable. Sixty-one percent of New Jersey residents reported gambling last year. The Rutgers University Center for Gambling Studies’ 2023 Prevalence Report finds online gambling is most popular among young adults 18-24. In 2017, only 7% of this age group preferred online betting; that number surged to nearly 34% in 2023.
deskgameThe division also fined Amelco, a London-based sports betting technology company, $10,000 for violations including allowing sportsbook PlayUp to take a bet in March 2022 on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg becoming the next U.S. president. Although recent court decisions allowed political betting in last month’s election, it was not allowed at the time the bet was made.
deskgameJD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix. Give him a holler @jdcrowe@al.com.
