Surge in problem gambling in NJ — and in calls for help

Most calls to helpline come from young men engaged in sports betting. NJ legalized sports betting in 2018.

Calls to NC gambling helpline up 79% since sports betting went online in March

Call volume to North Carolina’s Problem Gambling Helpline has increased significantly since sports betting went online in the state in March.

Increase in online gambling a concern for teens

The Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling says they’re seeing a huge boom in when it comes to teens struggling with
/ Nevada, Federal, Policy, Sports Betting

Do Nevada officials support federal sports betting regulations?

A bicameral effort to impose federal guidelines on the country’s rapidly expanding legal sports gambling market is not well received
/ Alabama, Illegal Gambling

Gambling penalties bill filed for 2025; full gambling bill’s prospects uncertain

An Alabama lawmaker has prefiled a bill that would increase penalties for gambling-related crimes.
/ Nebraska, Harmful Gambling

‘Give us the money to do it’: Fund for Nebraska problem gamblers lagging behind

Expenditures outweigh the revenue coming in for Nebraska's Problem Gambling Assistance fund.
/ Harmful Gambling, Online Gambling, Policy

Campaign for Fairer Gambling Welcomes ICO Investigation Into Sky Betting and Gaming’s Unlawful Data Practices and Cookie Misuse

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG) applauds the decisive action taken by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) against Sky Betting
/ Missouri, Harmful Gambling, Sports Betting

Ahead of Missouri sports betting vote, KU professors worry about effect of widespread gambling

Missouri will become the latest state to vote on legalizing sports betting this November. Researchers from the University of Kansas
/ District of Columbia, Sports Betting

DC takes $40M in sports betting in first full month with numerous operators

In the first full month with four leading sportsbooks operating district-wide, D.C. took a record $39.6 million in sports wagers.
/ New Jersey, Online Gambling

New Jersey internet gambling sets new record at $198M in revenue, but land casinos lag

Internet gambling in New Jersey had its best month ever in August, bringing in over $198 million in revenue even
/ Missouri, Sports Betting

Committee Created In Opposition to Missouri Sports Betting Initiative

Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment filed as a committee with the Missouri Ethics Commission, officially opposing the sports betting initiative
/ Maine, Sports Betting

In-person sports betting makes Maine debut at Oddfellahs in Portland

The new sports bar is partnering with Caesars Sportsbook to offer Maine's first retail betting site.

Campaign for Fairer Gambling: The Backlash Has Begun

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG) considers the introduction of the SAFE Bet Act a watershed moment in the inevitable

Derek Webb speech to the Gambling Advertising Reform Summit

LONDON, UK - 10th September 2024 “There are far, far too many gambling adverts. It's just too much. I have