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Calling out Gambling propaganda

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BREAKING: only half of partners in sports-betting households know how much their spouse bets each month

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BREAKING: Gambling helpline calls rose 108% in men 25 to 44 after Ontario opened online betting

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BREAKING: Anxiety diagnoses rose 7% among men after their state legalized online sports betting

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Source per Casino (dot) org

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BREAKING: Former gambling helpline director gets 10 years for stealing $1.4M to fund his own gambling

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BREAKING: 11% of sports bettors took out a payday loan to keep betting

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BREAKING: Kids 19 and under treated for gambling problems in South Korea rose ~5x since 2021

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BREAKING: 21.1% of gamblers ages 18 to 24 skipped a meal to afford a bet

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BREAKING: NBA bans bets that got Jontay Porter arrested

Sportsbooks can no longer offer:

• Parlays on one player's unders
• Opening tip and "first of" bets
• Unders on players set to play under 12 minutes

One bettor put $80,000 on Porter's unders in March 2024 and was set to pay $1.1 million

Porter played 3 minutes that day

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The NBA and prominent sportsbooks have agreed to ban multiple types of bets, per me and @DavidPurdum, such as:

- Parlay bets involving the under on the same player's statistics
- "First of" market; examples: winner of opening tip, an individual's specific shot, rebound, assist, steal
- Under bets on players expected to play less than 12 minutes a game

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BREAKING: 15% of UK students who gamble struggle to afford food because of betting

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BREAKING: Half of online bettors in Brazil bet with rent money, savings, or credit cards

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BREAKING: 13% of sports bettors took out a personal loan to bet

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BREAKING: 15% of gamblers between 18 to 24 have sold their own belognings to pay for bets

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BREAKING: 29% of U.S. men gambled to get away from their problems

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BREAKING: 21% of sports bettors borrowed money from a friend to bet, per U.S. News

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BREAKING: 23% of men ages 18 to 29 gamble every day, per Institute for Family Studies

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BREAKING: 52% of Gen Z investors redirected money meant for investing into sports betting in past year, per Betterment

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BREAKING: Largest U.S. Gambling Addiction Provider, Says Clients Ages 18 to 34 Have More Than Doubled Since 2024, per Birches Health

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Source per Capita

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BREAKING: 31% of sports-betting parents cut spending on rent, food, or utilities to fund bets or cover losses