Indiana Council on Problem Gambling

Iowa, Iowa St. investigating athletes gambling Iowa and Iowa State announced investigations into possible gambling by athletes across several sports on Monday.

Americans’ 2022 NFL Betting Plans - American Gaming Association A record 46.6 million Americans say they plan to bet on the NFL during the upcoming season, according to the American Gaming Association’s annual survey of Americans’ NFL betting plans.

When gambling addiction strikes, crime usually follows. This is the case of Davis County Clerk Auditor’s Office employee who found himself forced to steal to try and cover a mounting gambling debt. In his desperation, Kevin Dean Rasband, turned to robbery and held up two banks

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Man Pleads Guilty over Gambling Addiction-Driven Bank Heists When gambling addiction strikes, crime usually follows. This is the case of Davis County Clerk Auditor’s Office employee who found himself forced to steal to try and cover a mounting gambling debt. In his desperation, Kevin Dean Rasband, turned to robbery and held up two banks.

Investing in cryptocurrency has been all the rage, especially after the endorsement by Visa, PayPal, and Tesla of popular digital assets such as dogecoin, bitcoin, and ethereum. Yet, to cybersecurity expert Bob Seeman investing in crypto is no better than gambling.

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Crypto Investment Is Gambling Cybersecurity Expert Says Investing in cryptocurrency has been all the rage, and especially after the endorsement by Visa, PayPal and Tesla of popular digital assets such as dogecoin, bitcoin and ethereum. Yet, to cybersecurity expert Bob Seeman investing in crypto is no better than gambling.

The National Council on Problem Gambling is growing concerned with the lack of a universal hotline that gamblers can call to get help

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NCPG Plans to Introduce Universal Gambling Harm Hotline for USA The National Council on Problem Gambling plans to establish 1-800-GAMBLER as a universal hotline for gamblers seeking help.

Gambling addiction is creeping on crypto traders in almost imperceptible ways and then it’s too late.

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Theo de Vries: “People Are Addicted to Co***ne and Crypto” Theo De Vries talked to Yahoo Finance about his crypto and substance addicted patients. One patient was interviewed by the publication.

It’s no secret that mobile is the preferred platform for Internet users. At the start of 2021, more than 3.8 billion people in the world had a smartphone. When it comes to online casinos, gambling companies have recognized the importance of making their games mobile-friendly

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How Mobile Technologies are Benefitting Online Casinos : GamblersPost How improvements in data and WIFI technologies urge mobile online casinos to develop mobile-friendly platforms and keep customers happy

Stevie Rojas recently spoke to Bloomberg going into detail about how he got hooked on crypto trading and how a gambling-like addiction took over his life choices...
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Crypto Traders Recount How They Developed Gambling-Like Addiction • Crypto traders speak with Bloomberg and recount how their passion turned into a gambling-like addiction.

"At a time when young people are increasingly exposed to gambling, the delivery of local-focused programs for gambling education and prevention of harms has never been more important."- Zoë Osmond, CEO at GambleAware

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GambleAware Extends Gambling Education Program Reach, Invests $3.3M GambleAware vows to contribute another $3.3 million to help educate people about the dangers of problem gambling.

There are many ways to address gambling addiction it seems, and the role of psychological interventions and family support is finally coming into focus.

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UK Addiction Treatment Group has said that the number of people aged 16-26 who participated in gambling increased over the past year. The organization witness an overall increase of the people at moderate risk of developing gambling addiction to 0.9%

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UKAT Sees Increase in Gambling by UK Youths Aged 16-26 According to UKAT, there have been several worrying trends, including the increased participation in gambling by individuals aged 16 to 24.

Maine Senate approved Tuesday LD585, the bill which will legalize sports betting in the state and hand the state’s tribes exclusive monopoly for mobile sports betting, confining commercial casinos to retail sportsbooks only
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Maine Is One Step Away from Legalizing Sports Betting The Senate approved LD585 which gives mobile sports betting exclusivity to the tribes and sent it to Gov. Mills' desk for final signing into law.