The Powerball jackpot is $1.5 billion and counting and if you haven’t bought a ticket yet, state lotteries across the country are happy to give you a nudge. “Give Your Dreams a Chance,” New Jersey ...

The brains of problem gamblers react more intensely to near misses than casual gamblers, new research from the University of Cambridge has found. The results could help explain what keeps problem ...

Jennifer McCausland, the citizen-activist who has fought unsuccessfully for a state program to treat Washington's problem gamblers, yesterday announced the formation of a Seattle-based group dedicated ...

Gambling addicts were four times more at risk of attempting suicide aged 24 than recreational or non-gamblers, according to a new study. Researchers said their findings show “much more” needs to be ...

Nearly three times as many Pennsylvania adults gamble online today than just a few years ago. And as online platforms make gambling easier and more convenient, some Pennsylvanians are gambling more ...

Also, just because I may not define a problem gambler as being genuinely addicted (by my own criteria as outlined in a previous blog post), that doesn't mean that their problem gambling might not be ...