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 ...

Supporters argue that sports betting is simply a modern form of entertainment.

Evan “Big Ev” McDowell broke his silence Wednesday in a video posted to social media, confirming that he checked himself into ...

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 ...

Sports betting has fast become a multi-billion dollar industry. It’s as ubiquitous as it is lucrative. In 2022 the Pew Research Center reported that a staggering 1 in every 5 adults in the country had ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Those who work with gambling addiction are keeping an eye on the legislation and wondering how it will impact the state. South Dakota is among the states with the highest ...

Texas Tech's Brendan Sorsby left the team to seek gambling addiction treatment. He joins the growing ranks of young men struggling with sports betting.

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 ...

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, ...