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US Legal Markets Net $66B; Kenya Betting Fuels Youth Debt

5/13/2026

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The United States is rapidly expanding legalized gambling, cannabis and AI deepfake markets, generating over USD 66.5 billion in tax revenue while driving addiction.
Cannabis concentrates with THC above 90 percent are sparking adolescent psychosis and emergency-room visits.
Synthetic media incidents, chiefly non-consensual deepfake pornography, have risen by over 3,000 percent in the past three years.
Kenya’s SportPesa added wagering to the M-Pay-Sa platform, spurring youth debt and aggressive taxation.

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Story summary

The United States is rapidly expanding legalized gambling, cannabis and AI deepfake markets, generating over USD 66.5 billion in tax revenue while driving addiction.
Cannabis concentrates with THC above 90 percent are sparking adolescent psychosis and emergency-room visits.
Synthetic media incidents, chiefly non-consensual deepfake pornography, have risen by over 3,000 percent in the past three years.
Kenya’s SportPesa added wagering to the M-Pay-Sa platform, spurring youth debt and aggressive taxation.