Young people who play video games with “gambling-like” elements – such as buying loot boxes or in-game items – are more likely to go on to gamble with real money. That’s the suggestion of a new ...

Teenagers who play video games with "gambling-like" elements are more likely to start real betting, warns new research. Gaming habits can form a gateway to problem gambling - with youngsters exposed ...

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) watches videos with David Walsh (left), president of the National Institute on Media and Family, at a news conference in the Senate Office Building on the effects of ...

When I was a kid, my mom used to call my Nintendo the “anti-social idiot box.” The widespread assumption back then was that video games, in any format, were a new and particularly efficient way to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Games are revolutionized in every decade, and 2000s games ...

Gaming science reveals how video games boost cognitive skills like memory and attention, with NIH studies showing gamers perform like people years younger. Pixabay, Vika_Glitter Video games have long ...