While online searches for gambling addiction help had declined or stabilized in 2020 as the Covid pandemic halted sporting events, the searches increased year over year since 2021, when 32 states ...

For example, in Pennsylvania, the introduction of retail sportsbooks led to a 33% increase in gambling addiction help-seeking searches during the five months before online sportsbooks launched.

More than a century later, Hughes’ words ring true as the United States faces an explosion of legal online ... the gambling industry, like the alcohol industry, is reliant on problem users.

Jeffrey Wasserman is in recovery after losing his career as a lawyer due to gambling and he now runs an online support group for the problem. He says for sports fans, quitting sports betting is es ...

Minnesota is in the middle of the pack on a list of the most gambling-addicted states released April 22 by WalletHub. The personal finance website used a range of metrics to determine where ...

After embracing sports betting in Ohio, the governor's sudden alarm over phone gambling addiction has Today in Ohio podcast hosts questioning motives ...

South Dakota is the second-most gambling-addicted state, with more casinos and gaming machines per capita than almost anywhere else in the country, according to an April 22 report from WalletHub.

For people with severe gambling addiction, frequent usage can lead to irreparable harm to their lives. Money is a leading cause of divorce, and gambling addictions only exacerbate the issue.

The General Assembly -- which meets at the Ohio Statehouse, shown above in 2020 -- and Gov. Mike DeWine are considering legislation that would legalize online gambling.