Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addiction experts say sports gambling is as serious as substance abuse, but goes widely misunderstood. It could be the next public ...

Journalist Eli Thompson and recovered gambling addict LJ Ruggiero discuss the rising problem of sports betting addiction among young men.

New research suggests a significant link between exposure to gambling advertisements on television during major football tournaments and an increased likelihood of placing bets. The study focused on ...

Gambling can be addictive—just like drugs or alcohol. Once restricted to casinos in a handful of states, legal gambling is now widespread and big business across the country. Nowhere is this more ...

DEVASTATING TOLL CAN LAST FOR YEARS. I STARTED GAMBLING WHEN I WAS 12. THAT’S WHEN SAM DEMELLO BEGAN PLAYING POKER WITH FRIENDS, HE SAYS. EVERYTHING CHANGED FOR THE WORSE AFTER HE DISCOVERED ONLINE ...

Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to more accurately reflect the subject’s experience with gambling. As a parent, all you really want is to protect your kids. To see them grow up healthy, ...

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As sports betting grows across the country, so do concerns about gambling addiction. Sports betting is legal in 39 states and D.C., and states can get billions of dollars in tax revenue from it. In ...

New research suggests that watching gambling ads on TV during big football tournaments may increase the likelihood of betting. The study examined betting behaviour among men aged between 18 and 45 in ...

New research suggests a significant link between exposure to gambling advertisements on television during major football tournaments and an increased likelihood of placing bets. The study focused on ...