EXCLUSIVE: Dozen Senators Urge Bondi To Drop Hammer On ‘Illegal’ Industry Targeting America’s Youth

A bipartisan group of senators led by Republican Alabama Sen. Katie Britt is calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to crack down on illegal offshore gaming.

Twelve members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent Attorney General Pam Bondi a letter on Monday to urge the department to restrict access to illegal offshore gaming operations in the United States. The senators argue that illegal offshore gaming poses a unique threat to America’s youth, who have highly-addictive sports betting platforms at their fingertips with little oversight, according to a copy of the letter obtained exclusively by the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

A spokesperson for the DOJ confirmed receipt of the letter, but declined to comment further.

“These illegal offshore gaming operations expose young people to numerous harms, including by permitting them to gamble without age verification, on credit, and offering no resources for gambling addictions,” the senators wrote. “Young people, including minors, are increasingly gambling, and illegal offshore gaming operations prey on them for profit.”

Britt and the 11 senators requested that the DOJ provide an analysis of previous and current enforcement actions they have taken against illegal offshore gaming operators. They also asked Bondi to share whether there are any legislative solutions that Congress should pursue to assist the DOJ’s crack down efforts.

The letter comes after 50 state and territory attorneys general directed Bondi to increase enforcement efforts against illegal offshore gaming and sports betting in August.