The legalization and ease of online sports betting is fueling a rise in gambling disorders among young people.
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When the US Supreme Court legalized sports betting, states were quick to get in on the action. But as lawmakers grow reliant on taxes from betting, what do they owe problem gamblers?
Oh, yeah, and there’s a game, too.
What makes the NFL’s embrace of gambling so striking is that for most of its history, the league had pushed the government for stricter regulations – not more lenient ones.
The rise of sports betting has made gambling addiction a bigger issue on college campuses, but there are steps universities can take to address it.
Artificial intelligence and augmented reality tools are upping the stakes when it comes to online sports betting.
If implemented, the recommendations of Australia’s online gambling inquiry will advance regulation by several orders of magnitude.
No one can say Australian sport is worse off without tobacco ads. We can protect a new generation of young sports fans from harm by following other nations’ lead – and phasing out gambling ads.
The bar was always too hard for Dutton. This week’s budget, whatever criticisms can be made of it, has been an elusive target for the Liberals
It’s important Australia doesn’t follow the ineffective voluntary approach to gambling marketing that the UK is taking.
As sports betting becomes more prevalent, so do the risks to college athletes, gaming experts argue.
In the 1970s, the Anti-Cancer Council launched a concerted, evidence-based public health campaign to end tobacco advertising – and many of their strategies could be used today on gambling advertising.
The UK has a gambling problem but some of its neighbours could provide inspiration on how to prevent gambling harms.
With few regulations in place, gambling companies are going all-in to attract as many customers as possible – with younger, sports-obsessed and smartphone-savvy Americans particularly vulnerable.
Researchers who analyzed every sports bet placed online since 2018 found that young adults are the fastest-growing group of bettors, with more than 70% of them placing in-game bets.
Treatment has a high success rate. Getting problem gamblers in the door – and getting them to complete a full course of therapy – is another matter.
In the past, typical clients tended to be retirees living on fixed incomes who played slots and card games.
Sports wagering apps bring in-play betting right to the palm of your hand. Easy, ever-present access can lead to excitement and fun – or problem gambling.
Australians lose more money gambling on sports, per capita, than any country in the world.
The opportunity to place bets has changed the way games look, the way they’re talked about – and, of course, how many people have money riding on the outcome.
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Lecturer and Researcher in Psychology, Swansea University
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Professor of Public Health, Deakin University
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PhD Student in Clinical Psychology, University of Memphis
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Principal Research Fellow, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor and Director, Center for Gambling Studies, Rutgers University
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Clinical Psychologist, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Researcher, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Research Professor of Clinical Health, University of Memphis
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VicHealth Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, East Tennessee State University
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Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol
