Stop Predatory Gambling advocates and partners are actively speaking out about the predatory practices of gambling operators across the country. Below is a growing list of media coverage of the continuing efforts of our members and colleagues who continue to fight to protect our communities.
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February 11, 2024 Raising the Stakes: America’s Growing Sports Gambling Addiction | CBS Reports
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June 23, 2023 ESPN NCAA updates punishments for athletes who violate gambling rules
June 15, 2023 The Guardian The Guardian bans all gambling advertising
June 15, 2023 WGN-TV (Chicago) Illinois Gambling Board gives pre-approval for temporary Chicago casino at Medinah Temple
June 15, 2023 ESPN Congress eyes uptick in sports betting controversies
June 8, 2023 Greater Boston, PBS Boston Gambling is ramping up in Massachusetts. Is that good or bad for consumers?” (Les Bernal appears with gambling researcher Dr. Rachel Volberg)
June 2, 2023 AP News As legal gambling surges, some states want to teach teens about the risks
June 1, 2023 ABC National News Lottery addictions are not being addressed seriously, experts say – State-run games negatively affect low-income residents, according to experts
June 1, 2023 Commonwealth Magazine (MA) A race to keep up – or to the bottom? Lottery bets big on $50 scratch ticket, online games. State is hooked on lottery funds that come disproportionately from lower-income residents
May 30, 2023 The Deseret News Opinion: Gambling on college sports — what could possibly go wrong? A new survey by the NCAA reveals how pervasive gambling has become on college campuses, and it affects athletes, as well
May 11, 2023 Capital News Service (MD) University of Maryland, PointsBet part company in wake of sports betting controversies
May 2, 2023 WBUR (Boston) How Massachusetts Sports Betting is Pushing the Limits of “Responsible Gambling“
April 7, 2023 The Dispatch Texas’ Bad Bet on Gambling
April 7, 2023 Metrowest News Service (MA) Mass. gambling panel OKs more stringent ad policies for sports betting. Is it enough?
April 5, 2023 Capitol News Service (MD) Lawmakers consider limiting Md. universities’ sports betting agreements
March 28, 2023 WITN TV-NBC (NC) Gambling experts weigh in on the potential of legalized mobile sports betting in NC
March 27, 2023 WRAL-TV (NC) A disaster’: Opponents push to stop North Carolina’s sports betting bill
March 24, 2023 MetroWest News Service (MA) Launch of online betting creates push for ‘public health approach’ to gambling addiction
March 22, 2023 Newsweek These Are the Real Dangers of the Sports Betting Boom for Young Men
March 22, 2023 Associated Press Sports gambling legislation advances in North Carolina House
March 22, 2023 The Center Square (NC) House vote on legalizing sports betting possible next week
March 10, 2023 CBS-TV Boston As mobile sports betting starts in Massachusetts some ads are under investigation
March 9, 2023 Boston Herald Massachusetts is facing a ‘relentless barrage’ of sports betting ads, restrictions are needed now: Advocate
March 8, 2023 NBC-TV Boston Mass. Sports Betting Barely Mentioned in Addiction Services Presentation
February 2023, Dr. Phil Show For the Love of the Game, Board Member Gary Schneider on Dr. Phil Show
February 15, 2023 The Washington Post Opinions How the Supreme Court turned America into a casino
February 15, 2023 Baltimore Business Journal Maryland legislature to explore gambling expansion
February 12, 2023 Behavioral Corner Legalized Gambling, A Bad Bet? (podcast)
February 10, 2023 NewsNation Super Bowl Party Red Flags: How to spot a gambling Super Bowl Party red flags: Spotting gambling addiction
February 8, 2023 UMASS Lowell News New independent national poll by UMASS- Lowell reveals only 31% of Americans support commercialized sports gambling.
February 3, 2023 PlayUSA TransUnion Study Shows Regular US Sports Bettors Cut Back
January 21, 2023 National Public Radio Despite Billion-Dollar Jackpots, Critics Say the Lottery Is a Losing Game
January 20, 2023 Eagle-Tribune (MA) Sports wagering set to get underway
January 18, 2023 City and State New York Opinion: Casinos will do more harm than good in NYC
January 17, 2023 Fox National News Lottery is ‘predatory’ toward the poor: Expert delivers scathing indictment of game he calls ‘a lie, a con’- Expert reveals why ‘predatory’ gambling is America’s ‘most neglected major problem
January 17, 2023 ABC-TV 6-Columbus(OH) State ‘deeply disappointed with the very rocky start’ of sports betting in Ohio
January 9, 2023 Dr. Phil Curse of the Lottery featuring National Director Les Bernal
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December 20, 2022 Albuquerque Journal State must oppose online gambling
December 15, 2022 StandardBred Canada Churchill Downs, Draft Kings to Develop DK Horse App
December 8, 2022 CBS News Boston ‘It was stunning to me”: Gambling addiction non-profit advertises free slot play at Plainville casino
December 8, 2022 ABC News Online gambling among youth worries experts, one teen says sports betting was an ‘escape,’
December 7, 2022 ABC News Nightline The growing problem of teenage gambling addiction: One teen describes to Nightline Co-Anchor Juju Chang how his love of watching sports morphed into a gambling addiction, a growing problem facing families as online betting becomes more widespread
December 27, 2022 CBS WKRC-TV 12 (Cincinnati,OH) Experts worry about rise in gambling addiction in Ohio as legalized sports betting begins
December 30, 2022 CBS WKRC-TV 12 (Cincinnati,OH) First look at BetMGM sports book, but where does the $30M in tax revenue go?
November 9, 2022 CNN ‘Stacked against you’: Critics say the lottery system is preying on poor communities
November 8, 2022 Time Magazine The Problem the $1.6 Billion Powerball Drawing
November 6, 2022 All Things Considered, National Public Radio Predatory gambling’ has helped the lottery reach sky-high jackpot, critics say
October 31, 2022 CBS58-TV Milwaukee Powerball jackpot expected to hit $1 billion, drawing Monday night
October 28, 2022 NBC TV 6 Michigan Stop Predatory Gambling,’ MDHHS warn about gambling addiction, Powerball jackpot fever
October 27, 2022 Good Morning America on ABC Growing concern over teens and gambling
October 26, 2022 State House News Service (MA)/CBS Boston Inflation is hurting scratch ticket sales
September 24, 2022 Philadelphia Magazine Will Sports Betting Change What It Means to Be a Fan in Philly?
July 30, 2022 State House News Service (MA) Sports betting opponents appeal to negotiators
July 29, 2022 Boston.com Here’s what you need to know about the looming fate of Mass. sports betting legislation
July 28, 2022 Bloomberg Bay State Business Hour New MA Poll Numbers and Big Papi Sells Pot Segment also include Les Bernal, National Director of Stop Predatory Gambling, gives an opposing view of legalized gambling in Massachusetts at approximately 43″
July 26, 2022 CBS 58 Milwaukee Researchers say ‘jackpot fever’ hides cruel truth about lotteries
July 15, 2022 The Patriot Post This Just In: Lotteries Rob the Poor – It’s no surprise that our money-grubbing state lotteries disproportionately hit those who can afford it least
July 14, 2022 Associated Press Scientific Games’ lottery playbook succeeded, then spread
July 12, 2022 Associated Press State lottery advertising tells players half of the story
June 25, 2022 Charleston (SC) Post-Courier State lotteries, including in SC, transfer wealth out of needy communities
June 23, 2022 The Pulse – NC Policy Watch NC House members decline to gamble on ‘predatory’ sports wagering bill (w/ video),”
April 14, 2022, NBC News Crypto casinos: How bitcoin opened up a new online gambling world
February 13, 2022, Newark Star-Ledger (NJ) The hidden addiction: N.J. sports betting is raising millions in tax revenue. But it comes at a steep cost for some gamblers
February 11, 2022, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission National Newsletter How sports betting has increased predatory gambling across the U.S
February 11, 2022, Wisconsin NPR The rise of sports gambling: Wisconsin Public Radio
February 11, 2022, Christianity Today Super Bowl Betting Is a $7.6 Billion Problem Fewer Evangelicals Care About
February 11, 2002, The Wall Street Journal Sports Leagues and TV Networks Like the Gambling Odds
February 10, 2022, Fox National News 31 million Americans will reportedly bet on Super Bowl LVI
February 9, 2022, NBC National News, Hallie Jackson Show Online betting spikes ahead of Super Bowl (video)
February 8, 2022, Associated Press 31M Americans to bet on Super Bowl, gambling group estimates
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