Atlantic City’s New Jersey fell two spots to #8. The Garden State ranks second in gambling problem and treatment, with nearly three percent of all adults recognized as have a gambling disorder.<\/p>\n
Much of the US will see their “gambling friendliness” score increase, should sports betting be legalized for all 50 states. The Supreme Court is expected to soon hand down its opinion on the current federal ban that prohibits the activity in all but four states.<\/p>\n
WalletHub asked five behavioral and psychology experts whether sports betting should be allowed at the federal level. All five said it should, with the general opinion that eliminating unregulated illegal offshore and underground sportsbooks is in the best interest of both consumers and the gaming industry.<\/p>\n
\n“The main reason that states want gambling is money. Why not make sports betting legal? Gamblers will gamble anyway,” Indiana University Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Professor Emeritus Jim Sherman noted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nAs many as 20 states would be expected to pass sports betting laws in the coming years should SCOTUS repeal the federal ban.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nevada is America’s most gambling-addicted state, according to a new study conducted by WalletHub.com, an online personal finance website. It’s probably the least surprising study results since one that showed that more than 50 percent of teens are addicted to their mobile devices. That should come as little surprise, but the placement of some other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":76387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19,18,13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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