Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and in the middle of televised sports. As this new wave of gambling addiction ...

The 2026 U.S. Dept. of Defense (DoD) Appropriations bill directs annual funding to study gambling addiction, marking the first time since 1997 that a federal agency has been funded and tasked with ...

The federal government is putting money toward gambling addiction research for the first time ever. As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act signed into law on Tuesday, the Defense Department ...

Maryland is taking in billions from gambling as more residents lose money and addiction rates climb. From lottery tickets to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Army Staff Sgt. Dave Yeager is glad he is in recovery for a gambling addiction, given the endless options now available for ...

The newly signed fiscal year 2026 defense appropriations package creates federal funding for gambling addiction research in both active and veteran military members.

Having a family member or a close friend with a gambling problem puts people at greater risk of developing one, too, a new study finds. The findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that ...

Georgia lost to a team with a player that goes by, among other nicknames, "Cream Abdul-Jabbar," "Larry Nerd," and "Steph Blurry." We can also tell you that it's likely Americans will bet more money on ...

These days, it feels like you can’t watch TV, listen to a podcast or even go for a drive without encountering an ad for a sports betting app. Since the Supreme Court struck down a federal provision ...

With the Super Bowl in the recent past, sports fans have now embraced March Madness, which is the annual college basketball celebration of underdogs and teams of destiny. With that embrace come ...

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Former Army Staff Sgt. Dave Yeager is glad he is in recovery for a gambling addiction, given the endless options now available for placing bets through his cellphone. "I was a brick-and-mortar gambler ...