“The World Cup has a gambling problem” | Deseret News
By Ethan Bauer Overshadowed by the Spain-Argentina final, rampant betting advertisements cast a dark shadow of their own. Click here to read!
By Ethan Bauer Overshadowed by the Spain-Argentina final, rampant betting advertisements cast a dark shadow of their own. Click here to read!
By Yvonne Abraham Nearly 400 underage users in two states were caught in the past year on sports gambling websites, according to filings with regulators in Massachusetts and Connecticut. https://www.stoppredatorygambling.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Teen-Sports-Betting-A-Growing-Concern-in-Schools.pdf
By Eric Wilken Research using Child Protective Services data shows sports betting legalization increased substantiated child maltreatment reports by 5–7%. The study leveraged the staggered rollout across states to isolate betting’s effect, finding the
By Jessica Grose https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/opinion/gambling-addiction-middle-school.html
By Angela Rintoul, Ann-Marie Ashton, and Scott J. Fitzpatrick Key Findings Between 2009 and 2016 at least 4.2% of suicides in Victoria were related to gambling but coroners do not
By Derek Webb Key Facts Illegal gambling only represents about 4% of entire gambling sector in Great Britain Reducing stakes on Fixed Odd Betting Terminals only marginally decreased ‘profit’ Government-established
By Charles Fain Lehman “…is legal sports gambling actually a net positive for state budgets? This report argues no,” https://manhattan.institute/article/a-bad-bet-why-sports-gambling-tax-revenue-disappoints
By Oliver Morrison “When Samir came home in April, he asked his parents for $100,000 to pay off his gambling debts. ‘People are after me. You don’t know. I’m in
By Weston Blasi “A report released just days before the start of the FIFA World Cup finds a correlation between sports betting and not having enough to eat.” https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20260613152/as-the-world-cup-begins-researchers-warn-sports-bettors-may-be-gambling-with-their-grocery-money
By Jacob Goss & Daniel Mangrum “Sports Betting Across Borders: Spatial Spillovers, Credit Distress, and Fiscal Externalities” ACCESS REPORT HERE