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Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor and Doctor of Law and Public Policy, Harry Levant is leading the movement to prevent harm and bring reform and regulation to the gambling industry.

10/10/2025

Behind every gambling statistic is a family fighting to stay afloat.

Online gambling has turned financial harm into a business model; eroding security, trust, and lives in the process.

The human cost is mounting, and the need for public health protection has never been clearer.

Learn more at: harrylevant.com/safe-bet-act

10/08/2025

The numbers tell the story: nearly half of young men now say legal sports betting is a bad thing for society. That number has doubled in just three years.

The public is waking up to what this really is. It is not a game. It is a high-speed addictive product designed for profit.

The call for reform is growing louder. Learn more about the public health solution at harrylevant.com/safe-bet-act

10/06/2025

Gambling addiction is not an isolated problem. It’s part of a wider web of suffering that often includes depression, anxiety, and substance use.

This is a public health crisis that demands action, not stigma.

Learn how we can create real protections at harrylevant.com/safe-bet-act

10/03/2025

The gambling industry has shown us who they are. They flood our phones and our games with nonstop action and call it “responsible gaming.”

We don’t need more slogans. We need public health regulation that protects people before harm is done.

Read more at: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5553428/sports-books-betting-gambling-addiction-massachusetts-gamesense

10/01/2025

Here at the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) we have long emphasized the need for evidence-based regulation, rather than relying on the gambling industry’s ineffective “responsible gaming” programs.

Our Director of Gambling Policy, Harry Levant, was recently featured in discussing the industry’s failures:

“You can’t say to a person who is struggling with addiction, ‘well just don’t do that anymore.’”

PHAI advocates for a public health approach: restrictions on marketing, game types, and gambling frequency for everyone — preventing addiction before it starts.

We urge policymakers to prioritize prevention and public health over industry profit.

For an even deeper dive into the industry’s risks and public health impact, watch Anderson Cooper’s Sports Betting: America’s Big Gamble, which features PHAI’s President Dick Daynard, Executive Director Mark Gottlieb, and Director of Gambling Policy Harry Levant. It is available to stream on HBO Max.

09/30/2025

When 81% of gambling addicts are hooked online, it is not personal failure.

It is a public health failure. Regulation must follow.

We need federal guardrails to stop the harm. The SAFE Bet Act is the first step.

👉 Learn more at harrylevant.com/safe-bet-act

09/26/2025

They said they could help. What they really did was help the casinos.

For 456 straight days, I sat in a casino 14 hours a day. Not once did anyone step in.

That’s not oversight. That’s a system designed to look the other way.

Learn more about why this matters and what needs to change at: harrylevant.com

09/25/2025

The gambling industry calls it “fun.” The reality? Teenagers are getting hooked on high-stakes bets before they’re even old enough to buy a drink.

This isn’t a game. It’s an epidemic. And it’s time we start treating it like one.

Read more at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/09/20/sports-betting-gambling-apps-nfl-gen-z/85991876007/

09/24/2025

Sports betting wasn’t just legalized; it was unleashed.

What was sold as harmless fun has become a product designed to addict, marketed with no real guardrails, and pushed into every home, every phone, every game.

This is not entertainment. It is a public health crisis. We need regulation that protects families, not profits.

Learn how the Safe Bet Act can help: https://www.harrylevant.com/safe-bet-act

09/19/2025

I sat down with “In Focus” and shared why gambling disorder is not about weakness, it is about the product itself and the way it’s delivered.

We are dealing with a known addictive product, designed to overwhelm the brain through nonstop betting opportunities.

Read the full article: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/in-focus/2025/09/05/mental-health-therapist-on-signs-and-symptoms-of-problem-gambling

09/18/2025

The biggest risk this NFL season won’t come from the players on the field.

It comes from an industry flooding America with an addictive product that targets families, kids, and communities.

Public health is not about control. It is about protection. Regulation saves lives.

It’s time to face the truth: online gambling is a public health crisis.

👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pirmRP

09/13/2025

Some messages bear repeating. I am not opposed to sports gambling. I support its properly regulated legalization.

What I oppose is the reckless experiment unleashed on the American people in just six years. This AI-driven online gambling model addictively monetizes every moment, putting lives at risk.

This is not the same product of the past. It is a fundamentally different, defectively designed, and inherently dangerous system. We cannot ignore it.

👉Learn more about the public health response at https://www.harrylevant.com/safe-bet-act

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