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Bipartisan GAME Act Bars Minor Gambling Ads, FTC Enforces

5/19/2026

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Senators Richard Blumenthal and Katie Britt introduced the bipartisan GAME Act, a Senate bill to ban gambling ads aimed at minors on social media.
The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the ban and could impose penalties up to $100,000, with repeat offenses sent to the Department of Justice.
The sponsors' prior bills on online gambling and prediction-market ads precede the Senate's recent ban on members trading on prediction markets.

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Senators Richard Blumenthal and Katie Britt introduced the bipartisan GAME Act, a Senate bill to ban gambling ads aimed at minors on social media.
The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the ban and could impose penalties up to $100,000, with repeat offenses sent to the Department of Justice.
The sponsors' prior bills on online gambling and prediction-market ads precede the Senate's recent ban on members trading on prediction markets.