#youth-gambling
#youth-gambling

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NY AG: Valve's loot boxes can get kids hooked on gambling

New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Valve for operating illegal gambling through loot boxes in games popular with children and teens, citing billions in revenue from the practice.

Venture

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

Another way to gamble money': booming prediction markets prompt confusion and concern

Prediction markets let users aged 18+ bet on nearly any event nationwide, attracting hundreds of millions in weekly trading and mixing betting with options-style speculation.

US news

fromThe New Yorker

2 months ago

How Betting Took Over Sports

Legalized sports gambling and accessible betting apps have made betting pervasive, contributing to arrests, indictments, large wagers, and elementary-school children routinely placing bets.

US politics

fromwww.independent.co.uk

3 months ago

Grassroots football players five times more likely to be problem gamblers

Grassroots football players face significantly higher gambling problems and widespread advertising drives youth exposure, prompting calls for stronger national regulation.

fromThe Globe and Mail

6 months ago

Doctors call for restrictions on sports betting ads, say they set youth up for problem gambling

There's no limit on how many of these ads can be placed within a sports broadcast or how long they can be,

Public health