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Documentaries, explainers and public discussion about the rise of sports betting and its impact.

CBS Reports: Raising the Stakes: America’s Growing Sports Gambling Addiction

News explainer: “Sports betting boom fuels concerns over problem gambling” (video segment)

Recent reporting on gambling harm, public health concerns and the changing sports betting landscape.

Recent reporting (2025–Jan 2026)

• Harvard Gazette: “Sports betting worries grow as wagers skyrocket” (Jan 6, 2026)
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (magazine): “As Online Betting Surges, So Does Risk of Addiction” (Dec 19, 2025)
• STAT: “The rise of sports betting is a growing public health crisis” (Nov 11, 2025)
• Center for Health Journalism: “The explosion of sports betting… fueling a new public health crisis” (Jan 5, 2026)
• USC Annenberg Media: “A mobile casino in your pocket…” (Jan 23, 2026)

Research / expert perspective

• NIDA (Nora Volkow): “Gambling disorder in the age of mobile sports betting” (Nov 2025)
• National Council on Problem Gambling: survey highlights on men’s risk and growth in online gambling participation (2024 findings; posted Jul 2025)
• Reuters: Gambler sentenced to 2 years in prison in NBA betting scandal
• AP News: Sports betting, Missouri college prop bets
• Reuters: Kalshi cannot operate sports prediction market in Massachusetts, judge rules

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