In Illinois, 1 million people are estimated to be compulsive gamblers or at risk of becoming one. These are their stories.

A study in Ecuador involving gamblers and video gamers found that positive-affect urgency, an aspect of impulsivity, plays a ...

Arriving at a 1987 Gamblers Anonymous event in Dallas, Chris Anderson was at a low point. After years of losing money on high-risk stock option trades, his mental health had deteriorated and he had ...

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, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that officially recognizes gambling disorder as an addiction in Illinois. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois lawmakers are working to classify compulsive gambling as a substance abuse disorder with a ...

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 ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill July 24 that officially recognizes gambling disorder as an addiction in Illinois.

Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and in the middle of televised sports. As this new wave of gambling addiction ...

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 ...