“High Stakes: Gambling Addiction, Beyond Borders” is a three-part series by New England Public Media looking at the public health movement to address gambling in Massachusetts and the United States, ...

In a UK birth cohort analysis, harmful gambling as measured using Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) scores was associated with greater odds of current and future non‑fatal suicide attempts ...

Being close to someone with a gambling problem puts you at risk of developing a gambling issue of your own, according to new research involving the University of Bath in the UK. Strong family ...

As sports betting has surged, so has the number of people seeking a way out of a gambling addiction, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine that says millions of people are looking for ...

The gambling industry saw record revenues for the fourth straight year, just shy of $72 billion. The rise in sports betting apps and online casinos has also led to an increase in the number of people ...

As discussed in my most recent post, the face of gambling — and gambling addiction — is changing. Far from the old days of late-night trips to casinos and surreptitious calls to aggressive bookies, in ...