WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today wrote to major American sports leagues raising concerns about the further entrenchment of gambling and prediction markets in professional and college sports. In letters sent to the CEOs of Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Blumenthal pressed the leagues on steps they are taking to preserve the integrity of the game, prevent fueling addiction, protect athletes, and comply with state laws in any partnerships with prediction...