Stop Predatory Gambling

04/23/2026

The future is BRIGHT! Minors are mastering personal finance thanks to YouTube enabling 93% of comedian podcasts to promote online gambling sponsors 😃

A new report released by the Campaign for Accountability shows how a predatory gambling pipeline is being funneled directly into American youth, as a staggering 93% of YouTube comedy podcasts and 83% of sports podcasts now act as mouthpieces for the gambling industry.

YouTube has become the primary destination where teen boys are bombarded by gambling ads—outpacing even live TV and social media—yet the platform continues to exploit a massive "host-read" loophole that lets influencers bypass age restrictions to pitch "risk-free" bets to minors. Despite empty promises of protection, YouTube is actively failing to enforce its own safety rules, choosing corporate profit over the financial and mental health of a generation currently being groomed for addiction.

What’s podcast do you watch that partners with gambling companies? What do you want to see done about it? Should there be action taken? Comment below ⬇️

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A majority of top YouTube podcasts with host-read ads promoted at least one online gambling sponsor in the past year, a report finds.

04/21/2026

🗞️News or Noose? Stop Big Media From Luring the American People Into a Gambling Trap

From paid influencers parading wins to the media scrolling betting odds like they’re "data," the industry is gaslighting Americans into thinking prediction markets are a fair fight. Spoiler: They aren't.

In a room of 2 million people, the same 700 are taking all the cash. It’s time to stop calling these 'odds' data and start calling them what they really are: gambling ads. Join us in calling out every news outlet that puts a Kalshi or Polymarket logo next to a headline!

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04/20/2026

Betting on Brotherhood: A Stand Against Predatory Gambling at the 2026 St. John's Prep Wellness Fair

On Friday, April 17, 2026, Project Coordinator Charles Ahern IV '18 and Lexington High School Advocate Connor Huynh proudly represented Stop Predatory Gambling at the 2026 St. John’s Prep Wellness Fair.

Together, they reached hundreds of High School and Middle School students from communities across North Shore, MA. Students discovered how Predatory Gambling is quietly exploiting Massachusetts communities: from lottery and casinos targeting low-income families to addictive online sports betting now draining middle- and higher-income households of staggering amounts of personal wealth every single minute.

Rooted in St. John's Prep's Catholic values of human dignity, responsible stewardship, and protecting the vulnerable, Charles and Connor led honest conversations about how commercialized gambling operators are now targeting everyone — including teens, families, and their peers.

Highlights from the day:

Connor Huynh ran a high-energy interactive Kahoot quiz that kept hundreds of students engaged and competing throughout the event.

Charles Ahern IV handed out flyers and facilitated powerful discussions at our interactive posters.

Students poured out their thoughts on sticky-note exit tickets, answering:
“What do you want to see happen to protect youth from being exploited by the gambling industry, and what would you be willing to do to protect your friends?”

Many left informed, moved, and with a personal commitment to spread awareness and take real action.

We want to give a huge thank you to St. John's Prep for hosting us and to every student and staff member who stopped by, shared their experiences, and joined the movement. We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to help expand St. John's Prep students’ ability to live out the Xaverian values of compassion, simplicity, humility, trust, and zeal in the face of this growing threat.

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04/16/2026

Last week, the The University of Chicago hosted a debate-style conversation with The New York Times Opinion columnist David French and former NJ Governor Chris Christie.

While Christie may have paved the way for legalized sports betting, French delivered a powerful and persuasive argument on why this failed experiment has been a disaster for the American people and called for the repeal of online gambling.

Read David French's column here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/opinion/gambling-young-men-porn-society.html

Watch the full debate-style conversation here: https://youtu.be/cAmVu4WVG7Q?si=dAF_daAAeP_jutRr

04/15/2026

“‘It’s Not Gambling, It’s a Prediction Market!!" — Kalshi, right before Ohio hit them with the largest fine in state history for letting kids bet😉

Ohio intends to fine Kalshi $5 million for alleged illegal gambling practices, marking a historic regulatory action.

04/14/2026

"Mental health in tatters, life savings gone… but 'you guys are great!"

How the gambling industry believes people see them: Someone who’s broke, addicted, and suicidal after losing everything — yet still grateful to the industry, blames only himself, and swears he’ll be back with more money.

04/13/2026

Like we talk to young people about hardcore drugs and other dangerous and addictive products, CBS Mornings is on the mark to spotlight that predatory gambling needs to be something parents include in that conversation.

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04/10/2026

While holding up a spray of Narcan, Dr. Chris Tuell proclaims 'We Have No Spray for Gambling Addiction.'

"We were told opioids weren't addictive"- Dr. Tuell

We are told the very same thing from commercialized gambling operators today.

Su***de. Lost Retirements. Lost College Funds. Devastated Families.

Pass the "SAVE OHIO SPORTS ACT"

04/09/2026

From Stage Lights to Suffocating Debt and Addiction: The Hidden Cost of the Gambling Industry's Trap

One of the world’s biggest Rap artists with the stage name "Offset" was shot outside a Florida casino this week. What looked like a random act of violence was actually the fallout of a mounting storm of gambling debts.

Another artist with the stage name "Lil Baby" admitted to losing $9 MILLION in a single 40-hour period. And the Casino did nothing to stop it. He was so trapped in the cycle he had to have a CEO write letters to every casino in the country just to be permanently banned because he couldn't stop himself.

Casinos gives out loans to keep the addiction fueled, then watches as the debt turns into lawsuits, threats, and spilled blood. One casino is currently suing Offset for a six-figure credit line they handed him to fuel a single night of gambling.

This isn't a "celebrity" problem. Las Vegas values are now normalized throughout the country.

We are calling for an end to predatory casino lending and the deceptive "easy money" lies that are destroying our communities.

TAKE ACTION:

REPOST to expose the violence and suffocating debt Casinos fuel

DEMAND your state legislatures to ban casino-issued credit lines

JOIN the movement at Stop Predatory Gambling to protect our wealth and our lives!

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https://thegrio.com/2026/04/08/offset-debts-gambling-addiction-in-hip-hop/

04/08/2026

The Aftermath: What Rhode Island Created When It Put a Casino in Every 18-Year-Old's Pocket

A first-of-its-kind college class just exposed the truth: legalized sports betting in Rhode Island has fueled a growing addiction epidemic deliberately aimed at 18-year-olds. Rhode Island is one of only six states where the legal age is 18.

This effectively turns every high school senior and college freshman into a legal target for sportsbooks.

In Professor Patrick Kelly's class "Sports Betting, Problem Gambling and Financial Wellness" students admitted to using student loan money to place bets, leading to situations where they literally cannot afford food or school expenses because the casino in their pocket emptied their bank account.

Lawmakers must step in: the gambling industry must be held accountable, and laws must be passed to protect our youth. There needs to be real consequences and change here.

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People ages 18 to 35 make up more than half of all bettors using SportsbookRI.

04/06/2026

Tonight’s National Championship: Drenched in Blood Money and Fueling a Youth Gambling Epidemic- Eli Thompson won’t let you ignore it

The gambling industry hooked his entire generation and now he's exposing the industry responsible for it. Yes, the industry that allows seniors in High School (18 year olds) to throw all their money away overnight.

The younger children start gambling, the more likely it is they will become habitual and problem gamblers, regardless whether they are from an urban or a suburban community.

You should be more than disturbed

You should be haunted by this

This is your America

This is what the legalization of sports betting has done and what it will continue to do to your country if we continue to allow our state representatives to partner with predatory gambling operators.

RISE UP AND SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

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Watch here:

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/06/sport/video/cnn-sitroom-brown-march-madness-college-sports-gambling

04/03/2026

Nothing says 'we support women' like targeting them when they can't make rent

One female influencer claimed, "I was about to be unable to pay my rent, but I got two years of rent through Kalshi’s predictions. It’s amazing!"

This ad (later removed and used as evidence in a class-action lawsuit) shows a woman claiming a huge win that saved her from financial ruin, which the article highlights as problematic for not disclosing the life altering risks.

There are now countless social media pages dedicated to women placing bets on prediction markets.

This MUST-READ brilliantly well written The Atlantic article titled "It’s Not Gambling, It’s ‘Girl Math’" by Nancy Walecki exposes how Kalshi is now recruiting female influencers to specifically target women and get them hooked.

You all should be deeply deeply disturbed by this.

Commercialized gambling has become so normalized from state governments, advertisements and marketing in this country that it has become the public voice of the American people.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER. STAND UP FOR WOMEN. NEVER BE SILENT.

Tag your state legislatures and representatives and let them know that Kalshi is GAMBLING before we lose the well-being of the next generation of women in this country.

Prediction markets are trying to woo women through matcha memes and ads.