Citizens Against Expanded Gambling, Author at Citizens Against Expanded Gambling

About Citizens Against Expanded Gambling

Founded in 2015, Citizens Against Expanding Gambling (CAEG) is the only organization exclusively dedicated to lobbying against the expansion of gambling in Wisconsin. We inform, equip and engage 1,000s in our statewide grassroots coalition of citizens, employers and community leaders who share a common concern about the explosion of gambling in Wisconsin. Join our coalition today by signing our petition here. We have successfully fought back the legalization of Daily Fantasy Sports (the entrée to online gambling) in 2016 and 2017.

“Growing Up Gambling,” produced by Nebraska Public Television

Mar 13, 2018

Access to gambling is growing. Today there are fantasy football leagues, bracket basketball, online poker, interactive sports betting and social media gambling sites. Technology allows college students and adolescents who otherwise couldn’t set foot on a casino floor, to bet as much as their credit cards will allow. It is possible to gamble 24/7 on a smartphone without ever leaving one’s apartment or dorm room. Featuring cutting-edge science on youth gaming/gambling addiction, “Growing Up Gambling” is a new NET Television...

Most Online Gamblers Bet Using Loans

Mar 6, 2018

Three quarters of online gamblers in Ireland have borrowed money or sold something in order to place a bet, the first ever national survey has found. The study of online gambling in Ireland also revealed that 64 per cent of people felt they may have a problem with gambling and 62 per cent had bet more than they could afford to lose. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/most-online-gamblers-bet-using-loans-mfn3vfkjt

Citizens Against Expanded Gambling Recognizes Problem Gambling Awareness Month

Feb 26, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Monday, February 26, 2018 Contact: Lorri Pickens lorri@citizensagainstgambling.com, / 920-358-7980 Appleton, WI— March is Problem Gambling Awareness month and Citizens Against Expanding Gambling is redoubling its efforts to educate the public, elected officials and other opinion leaders about the dangers associated with problem gambling. The Wisconsin Council of Problem Gamblers estimates that more than 300,000 Wisconsin residents are problem gamblers with an average debt of $38,090. Calls to the 24-hour hotline have increased by 281% since...

Casinos Bet on Smoothie Slots, Desperate to Lure Millennials

Feb 20, 2018

Matching fruits to make a drink, finding hidden words—the idea is to reward players for their brains and dexterity and not simply for dumb luck. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-26/casinos-bet-on-smoothie-slots-desperate-to-lure-millennials

DraftKings, which has long argued its business isn’t gambling, wants to build a sports gambling business.

Feb 13, 2018

DraftKings has long argued that its business, a daily fantasy sports game where users can win cash prizes in exchange for cash entry fees, is a game of skill (legal), not a game of chance (illegal). Now, DraftKings is preparing to cross over to the other side. The company is building a sports betting product, says CEO Jason Robins, who hopes that his startup will be ready if and when sports gambling is legalized in the United States. https://www.recode.net/2018/2/2/16964742/draftkings-sports-gambling-product-jason-robins

DraftKings and FanDuel have an early lead in identifying and serving a population of likely bettors

Jan 30, 2018

“DraftKings and FanDuel have an early lead in identifying and serving a population of likely bettors. Both say they would welcome the change. DraftKings CEO Jason Robins told Bloomberg in November that it would consider all its options, including becoming a sports book, if the legal restrictions were lifted.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-17/spread-of-legal-sports-betting-could-upend-daily-fantasy-sports

This is exactly why WI lawmakers need to oppose the legalization of Daily Fantasy Sport

Jan 18, 2018

This is exactly why WI lawmakers need to oppose the legalization of Daily Fantasy Sports. “A new daily fantasy sports game that lets users hone in on a single NFL playoff game has some gambling experts wondering if the contest inches the industry closer to the territory of sports betting that remains illegal in most of the United States.” “Many of the new fantasy sports laws don’t even require states to approve new contests.” “None of these states really thought...

Problem gamblers – no one knows how many exist or cost to the state.

Dec 16, 2017

“Problem gamblers – no one knows how many exist or cost to the state. Labour deputy leader Tom Watson derides admission and says his party will ‘ask the questions the government is failing to ask’” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/05/problem-gamblers-no-one-knows-how-many-exist-or-cost-to-the-state

It’s too Soon to Start High-Fiving Over Legal Sports Betting

Dec 12, 2017

Here is an excellent insight into how the commercial sports gambling operation works by a gambling insider and why the illegal market grows under a system of legalization: https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/commentaries/its-too-soon-to-start-high-fiving-over-legal-sports-betting/

UPDATE: Supreme Court to Hear Case that Could Legalize Daily Fantasy Sports in U.S.

Dec 6, 2017

More than six years after New Jersey voters endorsed legal wagering on football, baseball and other sports events, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that could make sports betting — already a multibillion-dollar illegal industry — legal in the state and elsewhere. Read more here.