Psychiatrist Robert Custer spent his life convincing doctors that compulsive gambling was not an impulse control problem. Today, his research is foundational for diagnosis and treatment.

The New Jersey Senate has unanimously approved legislation requiring public colleges and universities across the state to ...

TRENTON — Sam Antar was 18 the first time he gambled with friends in an Atlantic City casino — even though the legal gambling age was 21. No one stopped him. “Nobody bothered us,” he said. “They just ...

Experts are warning parents this Christmas not to roll the dice on addiction and keep those lottery tickets or electronic ...

Pennsylvania's gambling revenue has increased dramatically since the legalization of online casinos and sports betting, leading to a surge in problem gambling. Calls to the state's problem gambling ...

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Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and in the middle of televised sports. As this new wave of gambling addiction ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois lawmakers are working to classify compulsive gambling as a substance abuse disorder with a bill in the state capitol. If gambling disorder is categorized under the ...

The parking lot at the Super One Stop in Granite City, Illinois, is full. The convenience store just across the Mississippi River from Missouri sells liquor, cigarettes, and some groceries. But not ...