“The biggest barrier to individuals getting treatment is the stigma and the shame,” Harbour said. Even when people choose to ...

A recent study found that nearly 20% of people who place bets with an online sportsbook had lost money they needed or had ...

Congresswoman Andrea Salinas and Senator Richard Blumenthal have reintroduced the GRIT Act, which aims to dedicate federal funds to studying, preventing, and treating gambling addiction across the US.

Mobile apps have put sportsbooks in the hands of millions, and experts are seeing a surge in betting — and higher risk of ...

Craig Carton, co-host of Fox Sports’ “Breakfast Ball," has been open about his gambling addiction and serves as a FanDuel ...

The Super Bowl is right around the corner, and while it can bring friends and family together, it can also be an outlet for ...

Advocates say disclaimers on advertisement for gambling aren't doing enough, and that counter advertising is needed. Jim Maney, Executive Director of the New York Council on Problem Gambling ...

Tracy O'Shaughnessy wants to see the end of gambling adverts, a mission spurred on after her husband got £85,000 in debt.

A casual lottery player was having a particularly unlucky day dealing with car trouble, so he had his wife try her luck at a scratch-off he’d bought at a Maryland store. “I brought it home and gave it ...

Yet cases of gambling addiction remain at an all-time high. In August 2024, The National Council on Problem Gambling estimated that approximately 2.5 million adults in the U.S. were severely ...

He feels, because sports gambling is normalized, that talking to friends and family about your problem, or speaking ... There was a great deal of shame associated with being an addict," he said.