Booming US gambling industry a ‘highway without speed limits’, top regulator warns

John Maynard tells Guardian the US must consider new rules on betting ads as operators lobby against federal crackdown

The US gambling industry has become a highway without speed limits", according to a top state regulator, as the nationwide gambling boom continues at pace.

Jordan Maynard, chair of the Massachusetts gaming commission, urged lawmakers in Washington to consider nationwide rules on advertising by betting firms. Operators have spent years lobbying against a federal crackdown.