Posted on Sep 6, 2022
Easier access to gambling raises concerns about more widespread gambling addiction
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Problems caused by excessive gambling are not just financial. Too much time spent on gambling can lead to relationship and legal problems, job loss, mental health problems including depression and anxiety, and even suicide.
Kansas recently legalized sports betting. That will generate new revenue but could increase problem gambling in the state.
And for many sports fans, the days of the once-a-year Super Bowl wager and NCAA office pool are gone. In much of the country, betting on sports is now as easy as tapping an app on your phone.
"Making gambling much more accessible to those younger generations puts them at higher risk," says Jaime Costello, director of programs for the National Council on Problem Gambling. "There were a lot of introductory ways that we're getting them interested," she says, citing fantasy sports as an example.
Kansas recently legalized sports betting. That will generate new revenue but could increase problem gambling in the state.
And for many sports fans, the days of the once-a-year Super Bowl wager and NCAA office pool are gone. In much of the country, betting on sports is now as easy as tapping an app on your phone.
"Making gambling much more accessible to those younger generations puts them at higher risk," says Jaime Costello, director of programs for the National Council on Problem Gambling. "There were a lot of introductory ways that we're getting them interested," she says, citing fantasy sports as an example.
Easier access to gambling raises concerns about more widespread gambling addiction
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That is a problem with freedom... there are risks. Though in this case the risk is primarily constrained to the risk taker ... and fall out to immediate family. I understand why people want to be concerned about access to gambling, though I don't feel the government has a role here the way they might with firearm safety regulation. Heck, if you want to see the problem with gambling, just show up at your corner store that is selling lottery tickets... You always know when they are doing the "power ball" even if you never purchased a lottery ticket. A tax for people who are poor at math.
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I personally have seen Gambling Addiction destroy an otherwise very nice family, I wasn't real close but still felt helpless because I couldn't do anything to help.
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