April 26, 2024

Will online gambling spread beyond these six states, or is it just a fad?

When it comes to online gambling and sports betting, each state has its own rules, regulations and legalities. Sports betting has been widely legalized across the United States, but online gambling still remains rather scarce from state to state.  Much of the hesitancy is fueled by a fear that offering online gambling as an option will pull […]

Sports Betting Resulting in Sharp Rise in Gambling Addictions and Financial Distress, Especially for Young Men

Sports betting is now fully legal in 36 states, and betting on your favorite team is easier than ever with apps on phones and computers. But the rise in sportsbooks corresponds with a sharp rise in gambling addiction and the financial distress that follows. Governments an enamored by the rise in sports books because it

How a Popular Video Game Trait Can Trigger Gambling Problems

A team of researchers from Newcastle University and Loughborough University in the United Kingdom had pressing questions about a feature of many popular video games. More and more, digital games seemed to be incorporating something called “loot boxes”—a surprise bag of random in-game goodies players could acquire in exchange for real-world money. Take the popular

Obama is Gambling with our Security

The Islamic State attacks Paris On the evening of November 13, 2015, a series of coordinated Islamic terrorist attacks, involving of mass shootings, suicide bombings, and hostage-taking, occurred in Paris, France, and its northern suburb, Saint-Denis. It started with three suicide bombings outside stadium in Saint-Denis, along with another suicide bombing and mass shootings at […]

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