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Category: Help Guides
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Loneliness And Gambling Addiction: Latest Research On Links (2025)
A peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Gambling Studies shows loneliness might play a role in turning “social” gambling into a pathway for harm and addiction. Researchers examined the link between social motives for gambling (such as going to a casino to connect with others) and problem gambling among people who also reported loneliness. Published…
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Why You Shouldn’t Set An NFL Betting Budget
Setting an NFL betting budget is advertised by the gambling industry as a “responsible” behavior. But is this seemingly appropriate message actually helping consumers and people vulnerable to addiction? In theory, budget-setting for NFL gambling sounds like a good idea. In reality, the situation is more complicated. Americans are expected to wager $30 billion during…
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NFL Cashbacks: Betting Regulator Criticizes ‘Ridiculous’ Bets
A sports betting regulator isn’t thrilled with an online sportsbook’s plan for so-called NFL cashbacks on first touchdown props. At a Massachusetts Gaming Commission meeting in September 2025, regulators revealed that Caesars Sportsbook sought approval to offer a twist on markets for who will score the first TD of a game. Caesars is calling it…
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Lottery Addiction (Powerball and Mega Millions): Statistics, Signs, and Help
Lottery Addiction Key Stats and Observations: Lottery gambling is available in 45 states, access that fuels a $113.3 billion U.S. lottery market. While Powerball and Mega Millions can be addictive and harmful, research suggests they are the least addictive lottery products. In fact, a 2023 study found that traditional lottery games, such as Powerball and…
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Sweepstakes Casinos Defiantly Link To Wrong Addiction Group
Sweepstakes casinos and sportsbooks often claim they’re “social gaming” instead of gambling. In furtherance of the claim, some direct their users to the wrong resource for sweepstakes addiction. Gambling Harm has observed that many of these gambling platforms, some based overseas and others inside the U.S., link to Gaming Addicts Anonymous (GAA), a resource for…
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