The tension between the rise of legalized sports betting and the specter of gamblers developing ruinous addictions came into ...

Buying virtual loot boxes in video games is linked to elevated rates of problem gambling and personal harm among adults who ...

Microbetting is the fastest-growing form of in-play gambling, but critics warn it could fuel impulsive behavior, increase addiction risks, and spark financial harm without proper regulation.

In 2025, it’s very difficult not to see gambling advertised everywhere. It’s on billboards and sports broadcasts. It’s on podcasts and printed on the turnbuckle of AEW’s pay-per-view shows. And it’s ...

After the 2022 privatization of online gambling in Ontario, including legalization of single-event sports betting and expansion of major advertising, the province’s mental health helpline saw a ...

REPORTER TOM LEHMAN HAS MORE. SKILL GAME TERMINALS MIGHT LOOK AT TIMES LIKE SLOT MACHINES, BUT IN THE EYES OF PENNSYLVANIA’S COURTS, THEY’RE NOT. IF I HAVE A COUPLE EXTRA DOLLARS, I’LL SPEND IT ON THE ...

Iowa legislators are considering legalizing online casino games, which opponents argue could increase problem gambling. Since Iowa legalized sports betting in 2019, searches for gambling help and the ...

It was Easter Sunday 2022, and Shane was supposed to be at his dad’s house in Westchester, New York. The family would sit down to eat at 1 p.m. — the exact same time as first pitch in a low-stakes, ...

Arriving at a 1987 Gamblers Anonymous event in Dallas, Chris Anderson was at a low point. After years of losing money on high-risk stock option trades, his mental health had deteriorated and he had ...