Youth Sports Betting Safety Coalition
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell's coalition launched in March 2024 with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health, Civic Action Project, the NCAA and Boston's Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and Revolution, to give 12-20-year-olds an evidence-based curriculum and messages from teams and sports media about the risks of sports betting and waiting to gamble.
- Years
- 2024
- Country
- United States
- Topic
- Gambling
- Asks people to
- Never start
- Strategy
- CelebrityTrusted messenger
- Channel
- SchoolSocial (organic)TV
- Audience
- Young adultsYouthMassachusetts young people aged 12-20.
Evidence
NoneUnknown
No evaluation found.
Sponsor (who paid)
- Massachusetts Attorney General's Office State local government, convener
- Massachusetts Gaming Commission State local government, partner
- Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health NGO, partner (curriculum)
- Boston professional teams and the NCAA Industry, partners (messengers)
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Sources
Research notes
Drafted by Claude (Claude Code) on 2026-10-28 for #130 from the sources listed; unreviewed, including the cardSummary. At launch the curriculum was still being developed. A search-result summary of Boston Globe coverage (paywalled, not opened) says the ads feature prominent Boston athletes and that some researchers were sceptical because the coalition does not address sports betting advertising; check. Channel 'tv' assumes athlete PSAs aired through team and sports media partners. Teams are commercial partners, some with sportsbook sponsorships (not checked). Funding not stated.
Record cases/ma-youth-sports-betting-safety-coalition.json, updated 2026-10-28· Link to this campaign