Timothy A. Kelly

Timothy A. Kelly is a visiting research fellow at the George Mason Institute for Public Policy. He also served as executive director of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. In the following viewpoint, Kelly argues that federal, state, local, and tribal governments should work to stop or reverse the spread of legalized gambling in America. Kelly lists the various forms of legalized gambling, such as casino gambling, state lotteries, and sports betting, and discusses what he feels are the harms associated with each. He recommends specific policy initiatives that the government should pursue to reduce gambling, including a ban on college sports betting, increased regulation of gambling advertising, and the passage of a gambling tax, the revenues from which would be used to prevent and treat pathological gambling.

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