Excessive gambling can drain finances, ruin personal and professional relationships, and harm the gambler’s mental health. Gambling disorder affects about 1% of Americans who can’t stop, despite the consequences.
AMERICA’S GAMBLING ADDICTION IS METASTASIZING
Gambling has become one of the defining pleasures of our time, the perfect accompaniment to an era of high-risk, rigged economies and a looming sense of collapse. Once there was Las Vegas; now there’s a…
Study Ties Risk of Problem Gambling with Proximity to Casinos and Other Gambling Opportunities
Individuals who live within 10 miles of a casino or in a disadvantaged neighborhood are more likely to experience problem gambling, according to new research from the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
Growing Old Gambling
NET’s original documentary focuses on the growth of problem gambling in the Baby Boomer generation.
The Life of a Gambling Addict
I wanted to share my struggle of having a gambling problem to hopefully help others. What starts off as a bit of fun can quickly become something that controls your life.
Vice: What the Gambling Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know | Informer
A former employee for one of the biggest betting companies reveals the major flaws in the industry, from gambling addictions to money laundering. With over ten years of experience in betting, he has seen just…
A Sands casino needs no tax breaks
It’s no surprise that Las Vegas Sands plans to apply for tax breaks through the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency. After all, the Nassau IDA has long embraced anyone seeking tax assistance, always willing to…
Nassau IDA To Approve Sands Casino Lease Deal: Report
It would be another hurdle cleared en route to applying for a gaming license by the state. Another bureaucratic boost is expected for the Las Vegas Sands. The operator of the proposed $4 billion hotel…
‘Gambling kills’ should be on every betting advert, bereaved mothers say as they lobby PM
A letter to Rishi Sunak says “never, ever, were we, or our children, warned or educated about the risks of gambling, and how easy it is to become addicted”. “Gambling kills,” said Kay Wadsworth in…
Las Vegas Sands Request for Long Island Tax Breaks Draws Ire
A Nassau County civic group claims it’s the “height of hypocrisy” for Las Vegas Sands to seek tax relief in its quest to build a $4 billion integrated resort in Uniondale, NY. The “Say NO…