This time of year brings with it reasons to be more concerned about compulsive gambling. Not only are sports like hockey and basketball getting into full swing but professional football playoff and ...

Why a progressive approach might be a national intervention. “An illness, progressive in its nature, which can never be cured, but can be arrested.” Those words may sound like they describe some ...

Gambling dominates sports now to the extent that a recent Washington Post analysis of 50 hours of televised professional and ...

Gambling addiction represents one of the most destructive forces that can tear through family structures, creating widespread damage that often spans generations. While it may begin innocuously, ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The firing of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend after allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball player is ...

Previously, the Kenyan law only allowed gamblers to apply for self-exclusion from betting for a defined period. All betting ...

If you find that you are constantly preoccupied with gambling, whether it’s reminiscing about past wins or planning your next casino session, it might be a sign that you have a gambling addiction.

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 ...

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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling, the nonprofit contracted to run Florida's addictive gambling prevention program, said it's struggling to meet demand after sports ...

Gambling — often perceived as a harmless source of entertainment — can take a perilous turn for some, leading to a serious addiction with far-reaching consequences. Gambling addiction, also known as ...

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 ...