March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month and state officials are joining together to help those who may have a gambling problem. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, ...

A new company will likely start operating Florida’s compulsive gambling prevention program, according to documents posted quietly on the Florida Gaming Control Commission’s website last week. The ...

Arriving at a 1987 Gamblers Anonymous event in Dallas, Chris Anderson was at a low point. After years of losing money on high-risk stock option trades, his mental health had deteriorated and he had ...

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 ...

More than 250 people contacted us describing impulsive behaviour side effects from prescription drugs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois lawmakers are working to classify compulsive gambling as a substance abuse disorder with a ...

Louisiana is one of the worst states for gambling addiction nationwide, with up to 6% of the population considered ...

The Florida Gaming Control Commission ( FGCC) is highlighting free, confidential resources available to Floridians struggling with compulsive gambling as part of its recognition of March as Problem ...

March Madness has evolved into a national ritual transcending sports fandom. College hoops dominate headlines each spring, while the tournament highlights normalization of sports gambling, ...

Compulsive gambling is characterized by an inability to resist the impulse to gamble despite heavy monetary losses and disruption of one's personal, family, and vocational pursuits. Approximately 85 ...

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