Gambling debt has become one of the fastest-growing categories of consumer debt in the United States, and the reason is sitting in most people’s pockets.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois lawmakers are working to classify compulsive gambling as a substance abuse disorder with a ...

Gambling addiction represents one of the most destructive forces that can tear through family structures, creating widespread damage that often spans generations. While it may begin innocuously, ...

Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and in the middle of televised sports. As this new wave of gambling addiction ...

Arriving at a 1987 Gamblers Anonymous event in Dallas, Chris Anderson was at a low point. After years of losing money on high-risk stock option trades, his mental health had deteriorated and he had ...

T Gaming Board approved new rules Thursday that would expand enrollment options for its voluntary self-exclusion program. The ...

At a time when there are diminishing resources for people to get help treating compulsive gambling disorders amid continued growth in the gaming industry statewide, some academics and problem gamblers ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Wall Street banker who said he lost $3 million from compulsive gambling caused by a popular drug used to treat Parkinson's disease is suing companies involved with the ...

In the March 20, 2024 issue, Card Player reported on a federal court decision that threw out a case brought by a gambler in New Jersey who claimed that the casino encouraged him to continue to bet in ...

A new company will likely start operating Florida’s compulsive gambling prevention program, according to documents posted quietly on the Florida Gaming Control Commission’s website last week. The ...

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