Privacy Laws Spread in U.S. States Almost As Fast as Sports Betting
Five states already have approved comprehensive online privacy laws which could become a speed bump slowing the expansion of sports betting and internet gambling across the United States.
Privacy laws enable consumers to obtain and edit their personal data and, in some cases, block the processing of such information for advertising.
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During the first 16 days of mobile sports betting in New York, gamblers wagered more than $1.1bn, according to a March 4 article in the New York Law Journal by Sharon Klein and Jennifer Daniels of Blank Rome law firm.
“If you look at the website privacy policies for the online betting brands, you will see that they broadly collect personal information,” Daniels told VIXIO GamblingCompliance.
“They process and share that personal information for a variety of purposes and combine personal information from online betting sites with information collected from casinos and other sources.”
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"Privacy Laws Spread in U.S. States Almost As Fast as Sports Betting," by Tony Batt was published in VIXIO Gambling Compliance on June 9, 2022.