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Oregon Capital Chronicle

Salinas seeks to direct federal dollars toward fighting gambling addiction

A gambling addiction, like drugs and alcohol, can wreck a person's life as they spiral out of control. Someone can lose their house, job and family. An Oregon study even found gambling addiction can be a factor that leads people into incarceration. Yet no federal funds are devoted solely to help prevent and treat problem gambling, even as federal…

Gambling Addiction ・ 22 January 2024

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Online betting causes serious gambling problems for teens

According to the data provided, teens have increasingly started betting online despite a package of precautions. Instead of playing new releases of SpongeBob games, they are choosing to get into adult entertainment. Increasingly, teens and young adults have become addicted to online gambling, which is a concern for politicians and therapists in the…

Gambling Addiction ・ 30 December 2023

Yellowhammer News

API report warns that gambling, state lotto legalization comes with downsides

A new report by the Alabama Policy Institute (API) suggests that a gambling expansion would have negative repercussions. API commissioned Dr. John Hill to prepare an in-depth report on gambling and the effects of expanding legalized gambling in the state. His twenty-page report detailed the potential pitfalls that come with the expansion of…

Gambling Addiction ・ 23 December 2023

NZ Herald

Online gambling by students at New Zealand secondary schools ‘concerning’

Online gambling by students at secondary schools across New Zealand is of high concern, support services say, leading to fears of said students developing gambling addictions later in life. School pupils are accessing offshore online gambling sites through their phones during school hours, a Herald investigation has found. Online casino games and…

Gambling Addiction ・ 20 November 2023

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Teens Are Developing ‘Severe Gambling Problems’ as Online Betting Surges

The growing acceptance of online gambling in the U.S. is permeating the nation's universities, high schools, and even middle schools at a rate that is of growing concern to politicians, therapists, and local helpline workers, who are noticing more underage and youth gamblers coming forward with problems. Since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of…

Gambling Addiction ・ 11 October 2023

Chicago Tribune

Harvard Health: Is online gambling harming you?

Online gambling -- all those websites and apps that offer casino games, sports betting, poker, fantasy sports, and lotteries -- can be exciting and entertaining. It's an estimated $9.5 billion per year business, and growing. But for millions of Americans, what starts as occasional fun can lead to devastating gambling-related problems. "You can…

Gambling Addiction ・ 04 October 2023

health.harvard.edu

Is online gambling harming you?

Online gambling - all those websites and apps that offer casino games, sports betting, poker, fantasy sports, and lotteries - can be exciting and entertaining. It's an estimated $9.5 billion per year business, and growing. But for millions of Americans, what starts as occasional fun can lead to devastating gambling-related problems. "You can…

Gambling Addiction ・ 02 October 2023

CT Insider

CT experts warn online gambling addictions will worsen at colleges

When Brian Dolan was a student at Sacred Heart University, he struggled with a serious gambling addiction. If he wanted to place bets, he would have to find a bookie by going to bars or barber shops. "It's extremely serious," he said. "It's very difficult to observe because, unlike drugs and alcohol where you have a symptom, the gambling can just…

Gambling Addiction ・ 20 May 2023

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From podcasts to AI: How technology can help stop problem gambling

Brian Hatch says it's been more than eight years since he last placed a bet. Hatch isn't afraid to take those who tune in to his podcast, " All In: The Addicted Gambler's podcast," back to the lowest parts of his life. For more than a dozen years, he says, he spent multiple nights a week, many times until 5 a.m., at casino blackjack tables. "I was…

Gambling Addiction ・ 14 March 2023

Daily Mail Online

March Madness breaking records with $15.5 billion in bets, driving crazy rise in gambling addiction

A record-breaking quarter of American adults are set to bet some $15.5 billion on this year's March Madness college basketball contest - the latest sign of a fast-growing market that's fuelling a tripling of addiction rates. The American Gaming Association (AGA), an industry body, says 68 million adults are expected to place bets this year, a sharp…

Gambling Addiction ・ 13 March 2023

Bristol Herald Courier

Local help is available to treat gambling addiction

From small and large jackpot lottery games to online sports wagering, charitable gaming, historic horse racing, unregulated gray machines and now casinos, the options to scratch a gambling itch in Virginia are virtually endless. Gambling represents an estimated $12 billion industry in Virginia, and that level of participation could double over the…

Gambling Addiction ・ 08 January 2023

Boston 25 News

Mass. officials offer tips to parents on what to know about youth gambling problem

BOSTON - Massachusetts officials say to think twice before gifting a lottery ticket to a child or teen this year because like alcohol and substances, gambling can impact brain development. "When young teens experiment with alcohol, substances and vaping, they put themselves at a higher risk for addiction later in life," according to the Mass.…

Gambling Addiction ・ 13 December 2022

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New Jersey 101.5

Online gambling may be causing betting boom among NJ youth

TRENTON - The explosion of online gaming appears to be making it easier for people who are underage to gamble. Almost one-third of gaming profits in September came through internet gaming, rather than in-person gambling in Atlantic City. And more than 93% of all the money spent on sports bets was wagered online. But gambling analysts and addiction…

Travel ・ 02 November 2022

Big Rapids News

Indiana Gaming Commission considers legalizing internet casino gaming, some fear a rise in youth gambling addictions

This past week, the Indiana Gaming Commission released a 103-page study analyzing internet casino gaming, or iGaming, and considering its legalization within the state. IGaming includes the operation of digital versions of slot machines, table games and other typical casino games through internet channels and apps on mobile devices and personal…

Gaming Authorities ・ 10 October 2022

Gambling News

MGCB to Raise Awareness of Responsible Gambling among Students

During responsible gambling month, September, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) urged for raising awareness about responsible gambling among students. Last week, the regulator in Michigan announced it joined forces with the American Gaming Association (AGA) to help raise awareness of responsible gambling. The focus of the new initiative to…

Gambling Addiction ・ 07 September 2022

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The Rise of Mobile Gambling Is Leaving People Ruined and Unable to Quit

It didn't get bad for Jason until recently, when gambling on his phone became both available and socially acceptable. For most of his life, he had enjoyed betting money here and there-say, during poker with friends as a teen and on the occasional casino trip. He even occasionally bet on sports through foreign-based companies. None of it ever seemed…

Mobile ・ 06 September 2022

London Loves Business

Are you addicted to gambling? Signs and how to stop

Being addicted to anything is bad. Whether that's drugs, alcohol, or what have you. It is even worse when you're addicted to something like gambling. Because, then, you will have no control over your finances. Gambling, as it is, is quite an expensive adventure. Now, it makes it even riskier when you're addicted to it. If you're addicted to…

Gambling Addiction ・ 07 July 2022

The Sentinel

Shippensburg University receives state grant to educate students on gambling addiction risk

Shippensburg University will receive a state grant to educate its students on the risk of developing a gambling addiction. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently approved a $42532 anti-gambling grant that the university plans to use to enhance its programs, board spokesman Doug Harbach said. In January, the gaming board approved licenses…

Gambling Addiction ・ 28 June 2022

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Most Gambling-Addicted States in 2022

With the gambling industry bringing in record-breaking profits last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Kentucky Derby soon to kick off, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022's Most Gambling-Addicted States. In order to call out the states where gambling addiction is most prevalent, WalletHub compared the…

Gambling Addiction ・ 26 April 2022

The Sydney Morning Herald

Australian parental gambling affecting 200,000 kids nationwide

Nearly 200000 Australian children under the age of 15 live in families where their parents engage in risky gambling, including nearly 60000 who are exposed to the most severe problem gambling. That's the finding of a landmark study by researchers at the Australian National University, which found nearly 4 per cent of Australian children have…

Covid ・ 02 April 2022

Hudson Valley 360

Prevention Talk: Online gambling and gaming

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and each year, more and more youth participate in gambling. Both adults and children are at a higher risk of problem gambling each year due to more opportunities for online gambling and gaming. According to NYCPG, over the past 12 months, 39.5 percent of youth ages 12-17 have gambled (2022). While online…

Incidents ・ 02 March 2022

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Why Is Gambling Dangerous for Students?

Gambling is just like an adult's Xbox. It offers a different level of fun and excitement to help you get through the problems you're dealing with. However, when a person becomes dependent on gambling, it leads to different issues that could do more harm than good. Students are among the most vulnerable population when it comes to gambling. In…

Incidents ・ 03 February 2022

Verve Times

Thousands of student gambling addicts ‘spending £30 a week on habit’

Thousands of student gambling addicts are spending an average of £30 a week on betting, racking up debts and missing out on university life to fund their habit, research has found. In a survey of 2000 students, 80% said they gambled, with 35% of those who did admitting using their student loan, bank overdrafts, borrowing from friends or taking out…

Gambling Addiction ・ 18 January 2022

CFO Dive

CFOs might be at greater risk of problem gambling

CFOs are at risk of becoming problem gamblers, experts say, since CFOs have access to company and personal funds, and often feel their number-crunching ability can give them an edge. Other factors add to the danger too, Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling, said, including stock trading, which can be a hazard…

Gambling Addiction ・ 24 September 2021

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Should Kids Learn About Gambling Before They Can Legally Participate?

In the US, responsible gambling education is genrally aimed at those who can legally gamble. That leaves a dearth of education for Americans under the age of 21. This may explain low rates of gambling literacy among younger bettors. Yet at the moment, there seems to be no systemic way of addressing that lack of knowledge. If the issue of preventing…

Law ・ 25 June 2021