TLDR A House subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday at 10:15 am Eastern on sports gambling at colleges. No witness list has been released, and prediction markets are not named in the hearing materials. Kalshi lets users trade at 18, while most legal US sports betting requires users to be 21. Panel chair Rep. Burgess Owens represents Utah, where the attorney general has charged Kalshi’s co-founders. Several panel members have backed bills or letters targeting prediction markets and prop bets.
A House panel will hold a hearing next Wednesday on sports betting among college students. The session is titled “The Rise of Sports Gambling on College Campuses.”
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will host the event at 10:15 am Eastern. The subcommittee is part of the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
The hearing will take place at 2175 Rayburn House Office Building. It is scheduled to stream on the committee website and on YouTube.
No witness list has been released. Beyond the title, the committee has not said what topics it plans to cover.
Prediction Markets and the Age Gap
Prediction markets are not named in the hearing materials. But the age rules at some of these platforms could draw questions from lawmakers.
Kalshi allows people as young as 18 to trade on its platform. Most legal sports betting in the US requires users to be at least 21. The prediction market Novig sets its minimum age at 21.
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