LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers co-led a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general on Tuesday in urging the U.S. Department of Justice to help address the spread of illegal offshore gaming.
The request to the DOJ was made in a letter sent by Hilgers and the coalition to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
“Illegal online sports betting and gaming operations have no place in Nebraska or anywhere else,” Hilgers said. “These bad actors violate both state and federal law to exploit vulnerable populations and must be stopped. We are grateful to our sister states for supporting this effort to bring these criminal enterprises to a halt.”
According to the Nebraska Attorney General’s office, illegal online gaming is estimated to exceed more than $400 billion in volume annually, leading to more than $4 billion in lost tax revenue for states.
According to the AG’s Office, illegal gambling can cause significant harm to states and residents by such unlawful platforms.
The coalition said that illegal gaming operations expose users to fraudulent schemes, undercut state-regulated markets and have been linked to other illegal conduct.
Joining Hilgers in co-leading Tuesday’s letter are the attorneys general of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Utah. The letter was also joined by the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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