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Public Health Advocacy Institute Response to NCAA Decision to Sell Gambling Data to Sportsbooks
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
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
PHAI’s President Featured on High Truths and Drugs and Addiction Podcast
PHAI’s President Richard Daynard was featured on the High Truths on Drugs and Addiction podcast where he discusses how he got into law and how
PHAI’s Harry Levant, Director of Gambling Policy, Interviewed by NYU Docs on Sirius XM
Our Director of Gambling Policy–Harry Levant–was interviewed by Dr. Michael Aronoff on NYU Docs on Sirius XM (Channel 110) where they spoke about gambling addiction,