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Townhall

Beware the Dangers of Online Gambling Says Wildly Rich, Totally Uninterested Casino Owner

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 11/10/2017

Writing for Townhall, Brian McNicoll cites Michelle Minton’s work on online gambling. Sheldon Adelson is concerned about problem gambling. He’s also concerned about underage gambling,…

Consumer Freedom

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Think Tank Releasing Report on New Jersey Challenge to Sports Betting Act

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 10/18/2017

Las Vegas Review-Journal covers Michelle Minton’s “Let States Regulate Sports Gambling within their Borders.” When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the…

Antitrust

The Hill

Those Who Care About Federalism Should Be Interested in Sports Betting Case

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 10/02/2017

The Hill covers Christie v. NCAA. If James “Father of the Constitution” Madison were alive today, he’d have a lot to say. Free speech…

Consumer Freedom

Augusta Free Press

American Sports Betting Coalition Details Benefits of Legalized Sports Betting at Capitol Hill Briefing

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 09/28/2017

Augusta Free Press covers the American Sports Betting Coalition’s efforts on Capitol Hill to advocate for legalizing sports betting. The American Gaming Association and…

Antitrust

U.S. News & World Report

Don’t Blunt the Marijuana Revolution

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 09/19/2017

U.S. News & World Report covers the coalition letter, led by CEI, advocating for the Rohrabacher medical marijuana amendment. America is undergoing a somewhat…

Health and Safety

The Hill

Gaming Group to Supreme Court: End Ban on Sports Betting

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 09/07/2017

The Hill discusses Christie v. NCAA with Michelle Minton. The American Gaming Association on Tuesday filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support…

CEI Litigation

VapingPost

New FDA Anti-Vaping Campaign Plans To Target Teens

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 08/30/2017

VapingPost covers CEI’s joint objection with CASAA to the Obama administration’s ban on vaping on aircrafts. Hopes that the new FDA tobacco control…

Consumer Freedom

The Daily Caller

RAWA: One Casino Billionaire’s Quest to Kill Internet Gambling

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 07/11/2017

The Daily Caller covers the Restoration of America’s Wire Act and cites a paper written by Michelle Minton on the subject. Enter the…

Antitrust

The Hill

Sports Betting Advocates See Momentum Building

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/30/2017

The Hill discusses legalizing sports betting with Michelle Minton. Supporters of legalizing the multibillion-dollar sports betting marketplace are ramping up efforts to enshrine…

Consumer Freedom

Paul Molloy Show

AUDIO: Michelle Minton discusses New Jersey sports gambling on the Paul Molloy Show

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/28/2017

June 28, 2017 – Michelle Minton discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the New Jersey sports gambling/federalism case on the Paul Molloy Show. Listen…

Law and Litigation

NPR

Trump Administration Gives Industry More Time to Adopt New Nutrition Fact Label

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/14/2017

NPR covers the FDA’s decision to delay an Obama-era menu labeling rule. The Food and Drug Administration has delayed the deadline for food…

Consumer Freedom

Tyler Morning Telegraph

Editorial: Vaping Saves Lives by Helping Smokers Quit

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/13/2017

Tyler Morning Telegraph discusses regulations on vapes with Michelle Minton. Harm reduction is a vital component in public health decisions. That’s why the…

Health and Safety

The Daily Caller

This Is One GAME Congress Should Play… and Pass

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/01/2017

The Daily Caller covers the GAME Act. With Congress hurtling toward a debt ceiling increase this summer and another budget showdown in the…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

New York Times Editorial Shoots at Big Tobacco, Hits Innocent Vapers Instead

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 04/21/2017

Washington Examiner discusses the flaws of the argument that electronic cigarette flavors will attract to children with Michelle Minton.  Far from seeking to…

Consumer Freedom

Townhall

Sessions Should Leave Online Gaming Regulation To The States

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 04/17/2017

Townhall discusses the history of the Wire Act with Michelle Minton.  The Wire Act was passed before the internet existed. Its objective was…

Consumer Freedom

One News Now

Economic reality: no free lunch…or sodas either

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 03/07/2017

One News Now discusses Philadelphia’s soda tax with Michelle Minton.  If you ask Michelle Minton at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, everybody wants to…

Consumer Freedom

Watchdog.org

Free-market group says Congress should repeal federal sports gambling ban

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 03/02/2017

Watchdog.org reports on Michelle Minton’s study on the Professional and Amarteur Sports Protection Act.  But as with the movement to give states the…

Consumer Freedom

Politico

Trump rally rages on: Legalize Sports Betting!

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 03/02/2017

Politico’s Morning Money highlights Michelle Minton’s report on the federal government’s prohibition on sports wagering.  In a new paper, Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Steven…

Consumer Freedom

Reason.com

The Federal Ban on Sports Betting Is Unfair, Unnecessary, and Unconstitutional

  • By: Michelle Minton, Steven Titch
  • 03/02/2017

Reason.org highlights Michelle Minton and Steven Titch’s report on the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. As Steven Titch and Michelle Minton note in…

Consumer Freedom

Legal Sports Report

US Congress Should End Federal Sports Betting Ban, New Report Argues

  • By: Michelle Minton, Steven Titch
  • 03/02/2017

Legal Sports Report highlights Michelle Minton and Steven Titch’s report on sports wagering.  A report released today by a Washington D.C.-based libertarian think…

Consumer Freedom

Watchdog.org

Texas lawmaker wants to raise tobacco age, dent vaping in the process

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 02/01/2017

Watchdog.org discusses the FDA’s regulation on electronic cigarettes with Michelle Minton.  So why do government entities want to prohibit e-cigarettes? The short answer…

Consumer Freedom

Politico

Trump eyes NAFTA talks to pay for Mexico border wall: Sodium Debate Rages On

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 01/26/2017

Politico’s Morning Agriculture discusses the FDA’s voluntary sodium reduction plan with Michelle Minton.  As the fate of the FDA’s voluntary sodium reduction strategy…

Consumer Freedom

Politico

Why Powell matters: First Look- Groups Push Against Online Gambling Ban

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 01/12/2017

Politico’s Morning Money reports on CEI’s coalition letter on online gambling to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence and U.S. Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions. Per…

Consumer Freedom

Reason.com

Is Jeff Sessions Ready to Ban Internet Gambling by DOJ Fiat?

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 01/12/2017

Reason.com discusses Jeff Sessions’ comments on an online gambling ban at his confirmation hearing.  There is nothing at all “shocking” about that position,…

Consumer Freedom

Tulsa World

Credit Reports Used by Insurance Companies

  • By: John Berlau, Michelle Minton
  • 12/17/2016

     …

Business and Government

Reason

FDA Salt Guidance Could Kill More People Than It Saves

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 12/02/2016

Reason.com reports on CEI's comments on the Food and Drug Administration's proposed guidance for sodium in prepared foods.  The free-market think tank, the…

Consumer Freedom

ESPN

Future of sports betting: the pitfalls

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 10/28/2016

ESPN discusses legalizing sports gambling with Michelle Minton.  "The issue of sports integrity is something that always comes up," said Michelle Minton, consumer…

Consumer Freedom

New York Times

‘Rolling Coal’ in Diesel Trucks, to Rebel and Provoke

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 09/06/2016

The New York Times discusses CEI's Human Achievement Hour and coal rollers with Michelle Minton.  Even in this election year of bombastic rhetoric…

Human Achievement Hour

Heartland Institute

Ohio Governor Says ‘Cheers’ to Beer Deregulation Bill

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/27/2016

The Heartland Institute discusses with Michelle Minton a bill removing government restrictions on the alcohol volume of beer sold in the state.  The bill…

Consumer Freedom

The New American

Are Soda Taxes the Real Thing for Fighting Obesity?

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/17/2016

The New American reports on Michelle Minton's study on the failures of soda taxes.  The city of Philadelphia is poised to impose a 1.5-cent-per-ounce…

Consumer Freedom

Daily Caller

Soda Taxes Are A Failed Experiment, Claims New Report

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/15/2016

The Daily Caller reports on Michelle Minton's analysis of the impacts of soda taxes.  Soda taxes are a failed experiment and should be…

Consumer Freedom

Heartland Institute

Congressional Hearing Tackles Fantasy Football Regulation

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/13/2016

The Heartland Institute discusses with Michelle Minton the benefits of leaving online gambling regulations up to states to decide.  Michelle Minton, a consumer policy…

Consumer Freedom

TRIB Live

Take hypocrisy out of gambling laws, think tank says

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 05/22/2016

The Tribune-Review discusses online gambling regulations with Michelle Minton.  “Gambling, whether on the lottery, at the casino, or betting online on the big…

Consumer Freedom

The Hill

Anti-gaming lawmakers still waging a losing battle

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 05/13/2016

The Hill highlights Michelle Minton's analysis of online gambling regulations.  It's true the Wire Act didn't change in 2011, but its interpretation by the…

Consumer Freedom

The Hill

Anti-gaming lawmakers still waging a losing battle

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 05/13/2016

The Hill references Michelle Minton's study on online gambling regulations.  It's true the Wire Act didn't change in 2011, but its interpretation by the…

Consumer Freedom

Forbes

Leave Daily Fantasy Sports Regulation To The States

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 05/10/2016

Forbes reports on Michelle Minton and Steven Titch's study on online gambling regulations.  Leave it to the states. That is the conclusion of…

Consumer Freedom

Daily Caller

Experts Savage FDA’s Most Recent Claim That Killing 99% Of An Industry Spurs ‘Innovation’

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 05/07/2016

The Daily Caller discusses the FDA regulations on electronic cigarettes with Michelle Minton.  Such an industry-wide consolidation would be disastrous for innovation, according…

Consumer Freedom

Daily Caller

Wasserman Schultz Slammed For Opposition To E-Cigarettes

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 04/21/2016

The Daily Caller discusses with CEI's Michelle Minton, the Democratic National Commitee chair's criticism of the e-cigarette industry. “The industry exists because smokers…

Consumer Freedom

Daily Caller

Local Lawmakers Left Red Faced After Failure Of E-Cigarette Tax

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 03/25/2016

The Daily Caller discusses regulations on electronic cigarettes with Michelle Minton.  Competitive Enterprise Institute Fellow Michelle Minton was a strong critic of a…

Consumer Freedom

Daily Caller

Cornell Study Finds Raising The Vaping Age Actually Increases Teen Smoking

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 03/11/2016

The Daily Caller discusses the study on how raising the vaping age increases teen smoking with Michelle Minton.  “This study provides some evidence…

Consumer Freedom

Daily Caller

Utah’s E-Cigarette Tax ‘Boggles The Mind’ And Could Prevent Smokers Quitting

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 02/26/2016

The Daily Caller discusses the potential unintended consequences of Utah's push to raise the tax on e-cigarettes with Michelle Minton Raising the vaping age…

Consumer Freedom

Washington Examiner

No Fun in Australia

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 02/22/2016

The Washington Examiner features Michelle Minton's research on the regulatory burden in Australia as a warning to the US.  Michelle Minton for the…

Food and Beverage Regulation

Washington Examiner

Congress should reject crony casino-ism

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 12/09/2015

The Washington Examiner reports on CEI's work to oppose the "Restoration of America's Wire Act" (RAWA).   Groups like the FreedomWorks, the Competitive…

Consumer Freedom

The Heartland Institute

State Lawmakers Call Foul on Daily Fantasy Football

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 12/09/2015

Heartland Institute discusses with Michelle Minton the impact of regulating and restricting fantasy sports betting. Michelle Minton, a consumer policy fellow at the…

Consumer Freedom

The Blaze

Cronyism to Take Center Stage as Jason Chaffetz Sells out Constitution to Las Vegas Casino Ownder

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 12/07/2015

The Blaze references Michelle Minton on the Wire Act's application to issues other than sports betting, for which it was intended. In 2011,…

Law and Litigation

Washington Free Beacon

Obamacare Regulations Target Breweries Making Craft Beer

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 11/20/2015

The Washington Free Beacon discusses with Michelle Minton the impact Obamacare Regulations will have on restaurants and breweries. “It doesn’t make sense for…

Food and Beverage Regulation

Heartland

Businesses Flow to Illinois to Avoid Wisconsin Beer Laws

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 10/13/2015

Heartland Institute references Michelle Minton in an article discussing Prohibition Era regulations on restaurants and pubs. Competitive Enterprise Institute Fellow Michelle Minton says…

Food and Beverage Regulation

The Heartlander

Senators Rubio, Graham Propose Online Poker Ban

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 07/27/2015

The Heartlander cites CEI`s Michelle Minton on the proposed ban of online poker and gambling: Michelle Minton, a consumer policy fellow at the Competitive…

Consumer Freedom

The Heartlander

Online Poker Ban Gains Support in U.S. Senate

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/26/2015

The Heartlander cites CEI`s Michellen Minton on the online poker ban: Hidden Agenda Competitive Enterprise Institute Fellow Michelle…

Privacy and Cybersecurity

The Heartlander

FDA Bans Trans Fats

  • By: Michelle Minton
  • 06/18/2015

The Heartlanderquotes CEI`s Michelle Minton on the FDA ban on trans fats: Michelle Minton, a Competitive Enterprise…

Food and Beverage Regulation

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