It isn't easy to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino. But that's what Massachusetts state workers try to do every day, amid the clanging bells and flashing lights ...

After watching players from both sides of the casino floor, I genuinely believe that people who get taken aren’t stupid. They’re just moving faster than they normally would, and that’s all it takes. A ...

“High Stakes: Gambling Addiction, Beyond Borders” is a three-part series by New England Public Media looking at the public health movement to address gambling in Massachusetts and the United States, ...

Richard Barton, who retired from the U.S. Army in 2012, holds a doctorate in clinical social work and has served as an U.S. Army brigade behavioral health officer and served as chief of social work ...

University of Maryland researchers warn of a sharp increase in disordered gambling since the legalization of mobile sports betting in the state. Mobile sports betting became legal in Maryland in 2022, ...