New Bill Would Require ‘Facial Recognition Age Verification’ For Sportsbooks, Prediction Markets
Proposed legislation would mandate facial recognition technology as an age verification method for online sportsbooks and prediction markets. The bill targets platforms where underage access is a regulatory concern, requiring biometric checks before users can place bets or trades.
Why this matters: Age verification is a legitimate goal. Facial recognition is a heavy tool to get there. If this passes, anyone who wants to bet on a game or trade a prediction market hands over their biometric data to a private platform. That data does not disappear after your age is confirmed. It gets stored, it can be breached, and it can be repurposed. There are ways to verify age without scanning faces. Choosing the most invasive option should require a real justification, not just a simple one.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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