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Gaming regulators cite enforcement barriers facing US gray-market slots

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Four gaming regulators said at a 20 July roundtable in Pittsburgh that limited police resources, prosecutorial reluctance and legal ambiguity hinder efforts against unregulated slot machines. An American Gaming Association report estimated more than 575,000 such machines in the United States in 2023, equal to 40% of the total.

Enforcement constraints and legal ambiguity affect how regulators and operators address unregulated gambling machines.

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AGA estimates under-21 users generated $8.844 billion in Kalshi sports trading

The American Gaming Association estimated that Kalshi users aged 18 to 20 generated more than $8.844 billion in sports-related trading volume through 27 October, based on a 4% figure the association said Kalshi had published and later changed. The AGA argues that users aged 18 to 20 can access these markets despite age limits of 21 for sports betting in numerous US states.

The American Gaming Association (AGA) estimated that Kalshi users aged 18 to 20 generated more than $8.844bn in sports trading volume through 27 October. According to the AGA, the calculation rests on information that Kalshi published on its website and later changed. In that information, the AGA said, Kalshi stated that users aged 18 to 20 accounted for 4% of its trading volume.

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