Annual nationwide survey on online sports betting

Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 554. Annual nationwide survey on online sports betting (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall— (1) conduct a nationwide survey designed to provide quantitative data regarding the scope of problem gambling and gambling-related harm experienced by individuals using online sports betting; and (2) make available to the public summaries and analyses of the data collected pursuant to surveys under paragraph (1). (b) Issues To be surveyed Each survey under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a survey of the rates and outcomes of online sports betting; and (2) examination of the rates of potential problem gambling and gambling-related harm by administering the Problem Gambling Severity Index (Ferris and Wynne, 2001) to a select sample of individuals engaged in online sports betting over the 12-month period covered by the survey. (c) Requirements The Secretary shall ensure that each survey under subsection (a) is— (1) conducted by qualified researchers; and (2) not conducted, funded, or instructed by the gambling industry..