Artificial Intelligence is increasingly embedded in online gambling platforms, promising earlier detection of risky behavior while raising concerns that the same technology could intensify addiction if left unchecked.

For the first time, the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations bill included problem gambling as a research topic sanctioned by the Defense Department under its Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program. Gambling addiction joins more than 240 subjects authorized by Congress to receive funding under the program.

The National Council on Problem Gambling adopted a new number after a legal battle ended its use of 1-800-GAMBLER, which it had operated since 2022.

1-800-MY-RESET is the new National Problem Gambling Helpline after the NCPG lost it’s previous number of 1-800-GAMBLER last year. This number is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is free and confidential for anyone seeking help regarding problem gambling or gambling addiction.

The 2026 U.S. Dept. of Defense (DoD) Appropriations bill directs annual funding to study gambling addiction, marking the first time since 1997 that a federal agency has been funded and tasked with researching the issue specifically.

CNN Sports reports on the way gambling addictions prey on fandom, the convenience of online sportsbooks, and masculine culture of competitiveness to corrupt the role of sports in their lives.

Hundreds of international experts in gambling addiction are urging a more coordinated approach to enhance interventions and therapies, while aligning research priorities to tackle the escalating problem.

Gamblers are almost twice as likely to develop a problem if they begin when they are children, new research suggests. A study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) found that two-thirds of Irish people under the age of 18 have gambled.

Problem gambling in adulthood is more likely among those exposed to gambling as children, according to a new study.

Having a family member or a close friend with a gambling problem puts people at greater risk of developing one, too, a new study finds.