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ESPN donates $200,000 to UNLV for responsible sports betting research

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ESPN donated $200,000 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ International Gaming Institute for research on responsible sports betting, UNLV said. The joint programme is intended to study betting in media and develop work on responsible gambling, marketing practices, policy and industry education ahead of ESPN BET’s planned launch in 17 states.

The programme may inform responsible gambling and marketing practices as ESPN enters sports betting.

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