DARK MONEY • GAMBLING LOBBY • 2026

When the American Conservative Fund
Wins, You Lose.

A gambling industry super PAC is spending millions to buy pro-sports-betting politicians in Georgia and across the South — all while hiding behind conservative branding.

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Every time the American Conservative Fund succeeds in electing pro-gambling candidates, communities pay the real price. Pull the lever to see what legalized sports betting actually delivers.

ATLANTA • BRAVES GAME DAY
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YOUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE
3 REELS • REAL CONSEQUENCES
DOCUMENTED HARMS • PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH

The Real Cost of Legal Sports Betting

When politicians funded by DraftKings and FanDuel win, these are the measurable consequences for families and communities.

CRIME SPIKE
30–70%

Increase in violent and property crime (assaults, larceny, vehicle theft) from the start of a professional sports game through 4 hours after it ends — in states with legal sports betting.

Rice University & University of Michigan study (2025) • Journal of Sports Economics
FINANCIAL RUIN
+10–30%

Rise in bankruptcy rates and debt sent to collections in states after legalizing online sports betting. Credit scores decline and auto loan delinquencies increase significantly.

UCLA Anderson / Hollenbeck study • Consumer credit panel data
ADDICTION SURGE
+23% nationally

Increase in Google searches for gambling addiction help since the 2018 Murphy decision. Problem gambling rates among sports bettors are at least double the general population — higher still with mobile apps.

UC San Diego study • NCPG literature review
These effects are strongest with online/mobile betting — exactly what the gambling lobby is pushing in Georgia.
FOLLOW THE MONEY

The "American Conservative Fund"
is not what it seems.

The American Conservative Fund (ACF) and its Georgia arm present themselves as a standard conservative super PAC focused on "protecting neighborhoods," "supporting law enforcement," and "fiscal responsibility."

But FEC records reveal the truth:

  • → ACF is almost entirely funded by Win for America, which receives 100% of its money from DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics.
  • → In Georgia alone, American Conservative Fund Action Georgia has spent nearly $8 million backing Republican legislative candidates in 2026 primaries.
  • → The goal: Elect politicians willing to legalize sports betting and hand the gambling industry billions in new revenue — at the expense of Georgia families.
THE FLOW OF DARK MONEY
01
DraftKings + FanDuel + Fanatics
Betting corporations
↓ $41+ MILLION
02
Win for America
Gambling super PAC
↓
03
American Conservative Fund
+ ACF Action Georgia
Targets Republican primaries in GA, AL & beyond
Sources: FEC filings, 1819 News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Alabama Reflector reporting (2025–2026)

Georgia families deserve better.

The gambling lobby is trying to buy our legislature. They are not conservatives — they are corporate predators wearing red ties.

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