From 2017 to 2022 New York’s four licensed casinos brought $176 million in gaming tax revenue to host and regional local governments, but only the three smaller towns that host casinos realized significant fiscal benefits…
Gambling and College Students
Gambling among college students is on the rise. College students often develop gambling problems at about twice the rate of other adults. An estimated 4 to 8 percent of college students are classified as problem…
Teenagers gamble away their education
The odds are stacked against teenagers who regularly gamble. A new study in Springer’s Journal of Gambling Studies shows that a 14-year-old who gambles is more likely to struggle at school. The study was led…
Gambling Economics: Summary Facts by Professor Earl L. Grinols
Gambling is a public concern because it creates economic costs for society and taxpayers, including non-users. Most costs derive from problem & pathological gamblers (two groups).
5 Alarming Gambling Addiction Statistics
Even without the physical triggers so commonly associated with drug addiction, gambling disorders can wreak just as much havoc in a person’s life. While drug addiction works as a substance-based disorder, gambling addictions have more…
Gambling Disorder
Excessive gambling can drain finances, ruin personal and professional relationships, and harm the gambler’s mental health. Gambling disorder affects about 1% of Americans who can’t stop, despite the consequences.
Study Ties Risk of Problem Gambling with Proximity to Casinos and Other Gambling Opportunities
Individuals who live within 10 miles of a casino or in a disadvantaged neighborhood are more likely to experience problem gambling, according to new research from the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
The impact of a new casino on the motor vehicle crash patterns in suburban Maryland
In this single-site study the opening of a casino was associated with an increase in crashes nearby. The generalizability of this finding should be confirmed with analysis of MVC data near other gambling venues.
Longitudinal patterns of gambling activities and associated risk factors in college students Aims
To investigate which clusters of gambling activities exist within a longitudinal study of college health, how membership in gambling clusters change over time and whether particular clusters of gambling are associated with unhealthy risk behavior.
Gambling addiction among college students is on the rise
The study, which was conducted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, found that the number of college students who suffer from gambling addiction has increased by nearly 50 percent in the last decade.