Helpline calls up 39% in 2025 • VCPG connected 1,508 callers directly to problem gambling treatment • 24/7/365 free ...

Almost half of those calling about sports betting reported having lost more than $25,000. Nearly one in four reported losing more than $100,000.

CNN Sports reports on the way gambling addictions prey on fandom, the convenience of online sportsbooks, and masculine culture of competitiveness to corrupt the role of sports in their lives.

For Buddy Wiggins of Honolulu, Hawaii, the end result of a yearslong sports gambling addiction has come to this: soliciting strangers on the beach.

Gamblers Anonymous wasn’t working for Sam DeMello. To the tech-savvy millennial, whose gambling problem had flourished in online isolation, the meetings felt practically public compared with the ...

An adult child with a gambling addiction can wreak havoc on a family’s emotional and financial well-being. Financial advisors can offer support as well as asset protection and preservation strategies ...

New Haven’s former police chief Karl Jacobson turned himself in on an active arrest warrant from Connecticut State Police ...

The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling says calls to the state’s gambling helpline tied to online wagering have ...

Having a family member or a close friend with a gambling problem puts people at greater risk of developing one, too, a new study finds. The findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that ...

The National Council on Problem Gambling adopted a new number after a legal battle ended its use of 1-800-GAMBLER, which it had operated since 2022.

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