By The Weekly Edge desk ·
A US bill proposes facial recognition requirements for sportsbooks and prediction markets, Focus Gaming News reported. Under the Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act, sports-betting platforms would estimate users’ ages by analysing facial features.
The proposal would add facial age-estimation requirements to covered betting platforms.
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The dispute concerns whether states can apply gambling rules to sports-event contracts offered by federally regulated exchanges.
The dispute could affect whether prediction market operators face state gambling laws alongside federal oversight.
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