Gambling dominates sports now to the extent that a recent Washington Post analysis of 50 hours of televised professional and ...

Experts call for standardized diagnostic criteria, stronger clinical evidence, and public health measures to improve the ...

Gambling addiction represents one of the most destructive forces that can tear through family structures, creating widespread damage that often spans generations. While it may begin innocuously, ...

Despite setbacks in its mission to legalize casinos in Texas, Las Vegas Sands recently donated $100,000 for problem gambling ...

A major study found suicide is the leading cause of death among people with gambling disorder, highlighting the roles of debt, shame, and stigma.

Gambling disorders have been on the rise across the U.S., according to a new study. NBC News reported that the study, ...

Mariya Cherkasova (left), assistant professor of psychology at WVU, and graduate student Polina Krom test a slot machine simulator to study how users enter the “zone” and lose touch with the outside ...

Two medicines usually given to people who are addicted to opioid drugs also help with compulsive gambling. The finding suggests there may be similar brain circuits involved in behavioural addictions ...

Louisiana is the 5th most gambling addicted state in the U.S., with about 200,000 residents reporting problem gambling. Why ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Wall Street banker who said he lost $3 million from compulsive gambling caused by a popular drug used to treat Parkinson's disease is suing companies involved with the ...