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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Signs of gambling disorder include trying to get even, constantly looking at sports betting apps, worsening anxiety, mood swings, and lying to conceal gambling or financial problems. If a loved one’s ...

At a time when there are diminishing resources for people to get help treating compulsive gambling disorders amid continued growth in the gaming industry statewide, some academics and problem gamblers ...

Gambling can hold a certain allure. The excitement of the win, the thrill of the risk, the temporary escape from daily worries — it’s no wonder people are drawn to it. However, for some, gambling can ...

Compulsive gambling is characterized by an inability to resist the impulse to gamble despite heavy monetary losses and disruption of one's personal, family, and vocational pursuits. Approximately 85 ...

This post was co-authored by Amanda Fernandes and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. In January 2025, Norway published the largest cohort study to date exploring the relationship between gambling disorder (GD) ...