Gottheimer introduces bill requiring facial age checks for betting users
US Representative Josh Gottheimer introduced a bipartisan bill that would require prediction markets and licensed online sports betting operators to use facial recognition to estimate users’ ages. The proposed technology would not use biometric information or store a person’s identity; Kalshi chief executive Tarek Mansour joined Gottheimer in presenting the measure.
If enacted, the bill would impose a new age-verification requirement on covered prediction markets and sportsbook operators.