Gamblers are almost twice as likely to develop a problem if they begin when they are children, new research suggests. A study ...
1-800-GAMBLER has become the closest thing to a national hotline for problem gamblers. It prompted a brief but intense legal battle. The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has been running ...
The Powerball jackpot is $1.5 billion and counting and if you haven’t bought a ticket yet, state lotteries across the country are happy to give you a nudge. “Give Your Dreams a Chance,” New Jersey ...
‘Problem gambling’ refers to gambling that disrupts and damages people’s life, with negative impacts on finances, wellbeing ...
While his friends lounged in a mountain lodge jacuzzi, Tom hid inside, streaming the Packers game on his phone. He lost $2,500 that night — and some self-respect. "It seriously felt like I cheated on ...
Nearly seven years since the Supreme Court opened the floodgates for state-by-state legalized sports wagering, it's still the Wild West. And with the federal government doing little if anything to ...
Having a family member or a close friend with a gambling problem puts people at greater risk of developing one, too, a new ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — There’s a different ...
Sports wagering has become a big multibillion-dollar business across the United States. Since the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to legalized sports gambling in 2018, at least 38 states have ...
As discussed in my most recent post, the face of gambling — and gambling addiction — is changing. Far from the old days of late-night trips to casinos and surreptitious calls to aggressive bookies, in ...