Men and teen boys between ages 15 and 44 years experienced the highest leaps in gambling-related problems after Ontario ...

Problem gambling among college students is on the rise, driven by a wave of heavily promoted sports betting apps.

Advocates against problem gambling have faced an uphill battle in recent years, with sports betting becoming more normalized in society and constant access to ways to wager on smartphones. Over the ...

A new report finds that states with legalized sports betting aren’t doing enough to protect people from gambling trouble.

After online gambling was privatized in Ontario, contacts to Ontario’s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems ...

TORONTO — Doctors are calling for restrictions on sports betting ads, saying they are setting youth up for a future of problem gambling. An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association ...

For Karen, it started with an ad and an influencer. Next came a 30 reais (€5, $5.80) bet. Then shame, spiraling debts, using her mum’s credit card and a battle against addiction that, though calmed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers reported that sports wagers rose from $4.9 billion in 2017 to $121.1 billion in 2023. Almost all of these bets -- 94% ...

A man who lost over £250,000 through gambling said he "suffered in silence". Taylor Hart, 32, placed his first small bet when he was 14 years old on a football accumulator, where you pick teams and if ...

Crackdown in part a response to increasing scrutiny of gambling-focused content aimed at underage viewers or promoting unlicensed operators. Similar to other social media platforms restricting ...

Gambling ads are slowly becoming part and parcel of a casual TV watching experience. Commercials are now full of inviting casino ads promising easy wins. The gambling industry continues to develop ...