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The popularity of online gambling, especially among young men, has addiction researchers worried in New York, where mobile sports betting has surpassed casino gambling as the primary reason for calls to the state’s helpline.
A bill to legalize full-functional casino apps, or iGaming, did not pass this year’s legislative session, but experts warn that youth problem gambling is a mental and public health crisis that warrants attention before it gets worse.
“The largest single-year increases for all presented service and treatment utilization data were observed between 2021-22, following the implementation of legalized mobile sports betting in…