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 ...

“Now, sportsbooks have expanded from a single state to 38 states, with hundreds of billions of wagers, mostly online, coinciding with record-breaking demand for help with gambling addiction as m ...

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 ...

The question facing policymakers isn’t whether gambling should exist, but how to prevent addiction and predation while permitting recreational use. Banning online casinos and more effectively ...

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 ...