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Jill Tokuda: “Tribes have invested and states have invested significant…”

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 01:51

But then at the end of the day, we're talking about gambling on a sports event here. Mr. Bean, I do want to just continue off of that line of questioning though. Tribes have invested and states have invested significant amounts of resources to social welfare programs to combat problems with gambling. consumer protections, responsible gaming. How has these event contracts in the rise in prediction markets undermined quite frankly the ability for you to enforce your own gaming laws, to be able to actually have these programs be to the benefit of community and people. (01:51–02:03)

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Asserts that tribes and states have invested significantly in social welfare programs related to gambling.

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