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  • Over 1 Million Arizona Adults 21+ Struggling With Gambling

    Over 1 Million Arizona Adults 21+ Struggling With Gambling

    About 1 in 5 Arizonans age 21 and over are experiencing gambling-related problems, according to a new state-commissioned study. That translates to more than 1 million Arizonans. The survey did not look at gambling problems among people under 21, which could add hundreds of thousands more to this figure of direct gambling-related harm. The research…

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  • Landmark Report Highlights PA Gambling Harm
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    Landmark Report Highlights PA Gambling Harm

    Every major public health challenge eventually reaches a point when evidence becomes difficult to ignore. Pennsylvania may now be at that point with gambling. A newly released landmark report, “Sports Betting and Related Interactive Gambling in Pennsylvania,” commissioned through House Resolution 60, represents one of the most comprehensive examinations to date of gambling-related harm in…

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  • Arnold Ventures Awards $2.6m To Study Sports Gambling Harm

    Arnold Ventures Awards $2.6m To Study Sports Gambling Harm

    On Tuesday, Arnold Ventures announced 12 new research grants totaling $2.6 million to study sports gambling in the United States and its harmful impacts. The funding will support academic, peer-reviewed research. The Houston-based group, the philanthropic vehicle of billionaires John D. Arnold and Laura Arnold, said the research will be independent of gambling industry influence…

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  • Legal Sports Betting Linked To Food Insecurity, Study Finds

    Legal Sports Betting Linked To Food Insecurity, Study Finds

    Legal sports betting appears to be worsening food hardship for hundreds of thousands of U.S. households, according to a study comparing nine states that legalized online and retail sports betting with states where both forms of betting remained illegal. The study, which came from the National Bureau of Economic Research, is just the latest research…

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  • Americans Oppose Legal Sports Betting, New Poll Finds
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    Americans Oppose Legal Sports Betting, New Poll Finds

    Another national poll shows that many millions of Americans are skeptical of state-sanctioned sports betting. The survey, conducted by Overton Insights, found more registered voters oppose legalized sports wagering in their home states than support it. That comes as traditional sports betting is more accessible than ever, with 39 states currently allowing it, including 30…

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