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Dr. Harry Levant Appears on CBS Sunday Morning to Discuss the Dangers of Sports Gambling Addiction

On Sunday March 30th, Dr. Harry Levant, Director of Gambling Policy here at PHAI appeared on CBS Sunday Morning to discuss the growing crisis of

Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) Joins Congressional Leaders to Reintroduce SAFE Bet Act Ahead of March Madness

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2025 — The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) at Northeastern University School of Law was pleased to support Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today as

TIME Article Features PHAI’s President Richard Daynard

We are thrilled to see TIME spotlight the critical work of PHAI and our president, Professor Richard Daynard. The article highlights PHAI’s lawsuit against DraftKings

PHAI Files Class Action Against Abbott Laboratories Over Marketing of “Toddler Milk”

Labeled and displayed next to FDA-regulated infant formulas, toddler milk is being promoted as a healthy next stage in child nutrition, even as most experts

PHAI’s Director of Gambling Policy, Harry Levant, Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Societal Harms of Legalized Sports Betting

Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2024) – Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) is pleased to announce that Dr. Harry Levant, PHAI’s Director of Gambling Policy, delivered

PHAI’s Director of Gambling Policy, Dr. Harry Levant, Featured in The Disagreement Podcast

A new episode of The Disagreement podcast is out, featuring our Director of Gambling Policy, Dr. Harry Levant. This week, Dr. Levant sat down with

Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) Files Lawsuit to Compel Massachusetts Gaming Commission to Collect Gambling Data, Share with Researchers

Anonymized customer data collection is mandated under Massachusetts law, yet since the creation of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission more than a decade ago, no data