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3 takeaways from WBUR's investigation on sports betting addiction among young adults in Mass.

A DraftKing ad on a garbage can outside Fenway Park featuring former Boston Bruin Zdeno Chara. (Charles Krupa/AP) Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If ... Read More

'I just gambled our entire savings away': Young adults in Mass. are hooked on online sports betting

On a recent Tuesday night at an Episcopal church in Canton, the final words of The Serenity Prayer hung in the air as the weekly Gamblers Anonymous meeting broke up. Michael, who runs the meeting, ... Read More

Recent betting scandals have left a cloud of suspicion hanging over sports

The safest bet in sports these days is to take the under on when the next sports betting scandal is going to pop up. Rather than lengthening those odds by taking more aggressive steps toward curbing ... Read More

Poll: Americans fear sports betting is threatening the integrity of games

In the NBC News Decision Desk Poll, 70% of respondents said betting is harming sports' integrity, and 63% worry about the potential for games to be rigged. Read More

College campuses have become a front line in America’s sports-betting boom

WATCHING SPORTS in America has changed. Pancho O’Malley’s, a bar in Narragansett, Rhode Island, offers a glimpse of the past. On a rainy Saturday afternoon the crowd is mostly older men watching their ... Read More

Proposal would end in-play sports bets in New York

Yet another piece of legislation has been introduced seeking further limits on sports betting in New York state. Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-New York City, recently introduced legislation (A.9343 ... Read More