/ Harmful Gambling

UK Medical Journal Exposes Health Harm From Online Gambling

A new report published in The Lancet Public Health reveals the urgent need for regulatory reform as the global expansion
/ Kentucky, Harmful Gambling

Calls increase to Kentucky gambling help hotline in 2024

The Kentucky Council for Problem Gambling has seen an increase in calls for people struggling.
/ Kentucky, Harmful Gambling

Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling president: ‘The year has been very busy’

With sports gambling becoming legal in Kentucky in 2023, the anticipation was that while the new law would raise more

What MO can learn about sports gambling addiction from other states

Sports betting brings more gambling addiction. So what can Missouri learn from other states about how to help bettors?
/ Massachusetts, Harmful Gambling

As gambling increases, Mass. health officials target the fallout for youth

With increasing opportunities for legal gambling, the state’s public health agency is tackling the fallout.
/ New Jersey, Harmful Gambling

Link between gaming and problem gambling among NJ youth

Gaming is a precursor to gambling, according to the CCGNJ
/ Colorado, Harmful Gambling

Gambling addiction fuels state’s coffers

In August 2024 alone, Coloradans put $372 million into sports betting. And the government wants more of it.
/ Rhode Island, Sports Betting

Here’s how much Massachusetts and Connecticut sports betting is squeezing Rhode Island

Ocean State sees 24% drop in sports betting revenue, $8.2M overall loss in total lottery transfers
/ Wyoming, Online Gambling

Wyoming Conducting Gaming Feasibility Study, Online Casino Among Subjects

With Spectrum Gaming Group’s help, the state is exploring a revamp of its gambling laws

Surge in problem gambling in NJ — and in calls for help

Most calls to helpline come from young men engaged in sports betting. NJ legalized sports betting in 2018.

Calls to NC gambling helpline up 79% since sports betting went online in March

Call volume to North Carolina’s Problem Gambling Helpline has increased significantly since sports betting went online in the state in March.

Increase in online gambling a concern for teens

The Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling says they’re seeing a huge boom in when it comes to teens struggling with
/ Nevada, Federal, Policy, Sports Betting

Do Nevada officials support federal sports betting regulations?

A bicameral effort to impose federal guidelines on the country’s rapidly expanding legal sports gambling market is not well received
/ Alabama, Illegal Gambling

Gambling penalties bill filed for 2025; full gambling bill’s prospects uncertain

An Alabama lawmaker has prefiled a bill that would increase penalties for gambling-related crimes.