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States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men. - The American Prospect

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“Today, one in six Americans–and a third of men under 55–wager on sports, according to a national survey we conducted this fall. Half of them only started betting within the past two years–and most of them are deeply into it, with 71% placing bets on sports at least once a week and 11% at least several times a day.”

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From the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission

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A new study highlights some of the downsides of legalizing sports betting

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Most stories about gambling addiction focus on men. But as the popularity of online betting explodes, women are also navigating this challenge in new ways.

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“They have access to it 24/7 in the palm of their hands,” Cindi said. “The temptation is always there. You can stay away from casinos and racetracks but you can't stop using your phone.”

“Everything being at your fingertips was just terrible,” he said. Soon, he was playing during work and thought about gambling so much he could barely sleep… Sometimes, he found himself physically shaking. “You get to this point where you just can't stop, and you're thinking all the time, I just got to go back on.” he said. “

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“NBC News spoke to 21 people who said they were hooked on casino-style apps and had spent significant sums of money. The industry is almost entirely unregulated.” Illinois legislators are proposing allowing operators to run these games here.

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A rising chorus of experts are ringing the alarm - PBS

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A recovering addict and a researcher share with WGLT about gambling's social impact.

“‘Seventy-five percent of people that gamble in any one year suffer from major depressive disorder,’ [Dr. Kerber] said… One in five gamblers who suffer from depression attempt suicide. It’s the highest suicide rate among any kind of addict.”on text goes here

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“Between 60% to 80% of high schoolers say they've gambled for money in the past year, and up to 6% are addicted to gambling, according to the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors.”

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Our newest research reveals that gambling has become common among adolescent boys, with more than a third of boys gambling before they turn 18.

In "Betting on Boys: Understanding Gambling Among Adolescent Boys," our second report about boys' online lives, we discovered that for boys today, gambling largely doesn't happen at casinos or card tables. It lives in sports betting and inside boys' favorite video games—in loot boxes, skin cases, and other reward systems that blur the line between playing and paying—and it's showing up in their social media feeds through algorithmic recommendations. Nearly half of boys who gamble see online material that promotes gambling, mostly through algorithmic exposure.

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A closer look at the rise of gambling and how it's infected every part of American culture.

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Eight studies from the USA reported that those with gambling disorder had the highest suicide rate of any addiction disorder with one in five patients having attempted suicide.

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National Director Les Bernal testifies before a Georgia legislative committee

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National Director Les Bernal testifies before the Georgia legislature

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