Online searches for gambling addiction-related terms have surged in recent years across the U.S., especially in states that have legalized online sports betting, according to a study published on ...

For example, in Pennsylvania, the introduction of retail sportsbooks led to a 33% increase in gambling addiction help-seeking searches during the five months before online sportsbooks launched.

For example, in Pennsylvania, the launch of retail sportsbooks resulted in a 33% increase in gambling addiction help-seeking searches. When online sportsbooks became available, searches surged 61% ...

More than a century later, Hughes’ words ring true as the United States faces an explosion of legal online gambling ... The dangers of addiction multiply when we can bet on our phones at ...

While online searches for gambling addiction help had declined or stabilized in 2020 as the Covid pandemic halted sporting events, the searches increased year over year since 2021, when 32 states ...