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Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) and Families and Friends of Gamblers (FFOG) Launch “Truth and Integrity: The Movement for Gambling Reform”

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NATIONAL KICK-OFF EVENT: September 23, 2026! National movement led by PHAI and FFOG will kick off on September 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C.; Truth and Integrity: The Movement for Gambling Reform will bring accountability and comprehensive federal and state regulation to the gambling industry, prediction markets, and their sports and technology partners BOSTON, MA (Sept.

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

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Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) today announced that it has resolved its 2024 lawsuit asking the Massachusetts Superior Court to require the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to meet its obligations under Section 97 of the 2011 Expanded Gaming Act.

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U.S. Senator Blumenthal and Congressman Tonko Vow to Advance SAFE Bet Act to Protect Consumers from Predatory Sports Gambling Practices

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BOSTON, MA (April 28, 2026) – At an all-day conference last Friday on the public health impacts of online sports gambling, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) vowed to advance minimum federal standards to curb predatory practices in the online sports betting industry and safeguard consumers, particularly young people. Friday’s conference, “The

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Plaintiffs Prevail Over DraftKings in Massachusetts Class Action

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Ruling denying the bulk of DraftKings’ Motion for Summary Judgment marks the first false advertising lawsuit against DraftKings Sportsbook to survive this stage, clearing the way for class certification and trial BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2026 — The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) is pleased to announce that its class action lawsuit against DraftKings will proceed toward class

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Public Health Advocacy Institute Response to NCAA Decision to Sell Gambling Data to Sportsbooks

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BOSTON, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has unfortunately placed money and profits over public health and the safety of student-athletes by entering into an agreement with Genius Sports to sell real-time sports data to the gambling industry. The purpose of this deal is to enable the gambling industry to offer AI-driven micro-betting on college sports. Micro-betting — wagering

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

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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 they reintroduced the SAFE Bet Act, which addresses the risks associated with legalized gambling. As of 2025, 39 states and the District of Columbia have legalized sports betting, but the necessary safeguards are not

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PHAI Sues Abbott for Misleading “Toddler Milk” Marketing

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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 recommend against its use.  BOSTON, MA (January 14, 2025)—The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) today announced that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court

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

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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 has been collected or shared Boston, MA (October 30 , 2024) –Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) today announced that it has filed a lawsuit asking the Massachusetts Superior Court to

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PHAI Joins Congressional Leaders to Unveil the SAFE Bet Act to Address Sports Betting Risks

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Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) at the Northeastern University School of Law, was pleased to support Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) this week in introducing the SAFE Bet Act, which addresses the risks associated with legalized gambling. The SAFE Bet Act is the first federal legislative initiative to address the vast public health implications of mobile sports betting since

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DraftKings Fails to Dismiss Massachusetts Class Action for Deceptive Marketing

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Today, a court in Boston released its decision DENYING DraftKings’ Motion to Dismiss a class action filed last December alleging that its $1,000 signup bonus was an unfair and deceptive marketing practice and constituted false advertising. Mark Gottlieb, executive director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, which filed the

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