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Jill Tokuda: “This flies in the face of states rights for states that have…”

Featuring: Jill Tokuda, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. Tokuda Slams Insider Betting & Prediction Markets Undermining Tribal Sovereignty & State Rights

Published | Video Starts at 04:12

But we actually have prediction markets that have been, you know, promoting this extensively publicly, that this is an alternative to sports book. This is gambling at the end of the day. And This flies in the face of states rights for states that have clearly said we do not want gaming, we do not want sports booking in our states. And I will just end it with this. Thank you very much for letting me weave onto this committee. Quite frankly, this is regulatory arbitrage. It's just creating a double standard. (04:12–04:21)

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Asserts that prediction markets challenge states' rights where gaming and sports betting are prohibited.

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