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In addition to banning sportsbook advertising during live sporting events, the new proposal also bans language in advertisements promoting \u201cbonus\u201d or \u201cno sweat\u201d bets. The SAFE Bet Act also prohibits sportsbooks from accepting credit cards from customers seeking to make deposits, and limits sportsbooks to no more than five deposits from a single customer within a 24-hour period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Rep. Tonko couches the measure as a public health initiative, and says the bill would also require the creation of a nationwide self-exclusion list, along with a surgeon general\u2019s report about \u201cpublic health challenges associated with sports betting.\u201d<\/p>\n
AI in the SAFE Bet Act Requirements<\/h2>\n The SAFE Bet Act also seeks to ban operators from using artificial intelligence to track a player\u2019s gambling habits to offer individualized promotions. The bill would also ban the use of artificial intelligence to create betting markets, such as microbets.<\/p>\n
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A spokesperson for the American Gaming Association reserved comment on Rep. Tonko\u2019s latest proposed legislation, citing a desire to see the details of the entire bill once it is formally introduced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Tonko says he will formally introduce the bill later this year. Other lawmakers have attempted to enact similar legislation since 2018. But none of the measures have ever made it out of committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Proposed federal legislation would place limits on the ways U.S. sports betting companies market and interact with their customers. U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) says his SAFE Bet Act is needed in a new era of high-tech sports betting. The SAFE (Supporting Affordability and Fairness With Every) Bet Act would eliminate sportsbook advertising during live […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":314984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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