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A 501c3 non-profit based in Washington, DC, we are a national advocacy network of individuals and partner groups with members in all 50 states.
The business strategy of prediction markets(gambling) and sportsbook apps: make you think you can win
05/28/2026
Cornering America's Youth: Financial educator Paris Woods calls out prediction markets for leading 18 year old high schoolers into lifelong debt and addiction;
“It’s not just eroding the present and sort of taking their hard-earned money out of their hands at 18... but it’s actually taking money out of that 40 or 50-year-old version of themselves,” Woods said.
ABC News
Gamification and memes lure young people to sports wagering apps, prediction markets Some sports wagering platforms, as well as popular prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, are touting their availability to users starting at 18 despite most U.S. states restricting gambling to 21 and older
MUST WATCH: During an episode of the podcast Breaking Points, journalist Saagar Enjeti boldly outlined the devastating effects seen in states that have legalized gambling;
"The gap of the damage that will be brought is immense. I think it already is… It is statistically proven that domestic violence, alcohol consumption, bankruptcies, aggregate borrowing rate, and debt all go up in every state that has legalized gambling"
Breaking Points: Krystal & Saagar
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