Probing the explosive growth of sports gambling

U of A political scientist Fiona Nicoll says she has never seen anything like the viral spread of sports betting online. “I feel like we’re looking down the barrel of an enormous wave (like a surfer),” says Nicoll, who is a former Research Chair in Gambling Policy and local research co-ordinator for the Alberta Gambling…

Options to get over credit card debt

A new report shows Americans have more than 1.2 trillion in credit card debt. One nonprofit says they have resources to help. A newly-released report shows credit card debt soaring to record levels, with Americans owing more than $1.2 trilling at the end of 2024. The data, released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of…