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Gambling addiction is spreading, and this scientist saw it coming

Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and in the middle of televised sports. As this new wave of gambling addiction ...
NPR

As sports betting explodes, experts push for a public health approach to addiction

Sports betting is now legal in 39 and D.C. But public health experts are concerned about gambling disorders, and are calling for more limits on sports gambling to prevent addiction. Betting on sports ...
Yahoo

As Sports Betting Explodes, States Try To Set Limits To Stop Gambling Addiction

It isn’t easy to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino. But that’s what Massachusetts state workers try to do every day, amid the clanging bells and flashing lights ...
Boston Herald

Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte credited for ‘changing lives’ with essay on gambling addiction

Set to make his NFL playoff debut on Sunday, Kayshon Boutte has come a long way since he “lost it all” to sports gambling, as public health leaders credit the Patriots wide receiver for changing lives ...
WGBH

As sports betting explodes, should states set more limits to stop gambling addiction?

It’s hard to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino. But that’s what Massachusetts state workers try to do every day, amid the clanging bells and flashing lights of ...