Online searches for gambling in accordance with the last years across the United States, especially in countries that have legalized online sports betting, according to the study published on Monday in Monday Magazine for a review of the American Medical Association.
From Murphy v. National Collegium Athletics Association The decision of the Supreme Court has enabled the States to Legalize Sports betting In 2018. year, there were 23% more National Virgin Search (approximately 6.5 to 7.3 million inquiries) related to the search for gambling assistance, the study was found. Researchers analyze the search queries, mentioning gambling, addiction, addicted, anonymous or telephone line, like gambling on the telephone line, from January 2016. until 20. June.
Increases of Illinois (35%), Massachusetts (47%), Michigan (37%), New Jersey (34%), New York (37%), Ohio (67%), Pennsylvania (50%) and Virginia (30%) are all higher than expected after the opening of sports books in these countries, a study was found. The researchers also discovered that online sports had a significantly higher impact on retail sports books.
In Pennsylvania, the introduction of retail sports books has led to 33% more search than the gambling in relation to dependencies compared to five months before the internet sports, the study were launched. After the internship books became available, the searches were 61% for expectations and persisted one year.
“Significant larger searches noticed in all eight countries make it almost impossible that our findings occurred by accident,” said the main author of the study in the student researcher in the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute.
From 2024. 38 The state had legal, operational sports books, the study noted, with a total amount on the rise in 4.9 billion dollars in 2017. at more than $ 121 billion in 2023. Years. 94% of the online bet is online.
What is the definition of gambling addiction?
Gambling dependenceSometimes it is called problematic gambling or gambling, a diagnosis of mental health in a diagnostic and statistical manual for mental choirs in the American psychiatric association, is stated in the mental disorder clinic.
It is characterized by gambling behavior caused by clinical stress and major problems in relationships, school, work and / or finance.
Signs of addiction to gamble
According to the US Psychiatric Association, signs of gambling dependence may include:
- Frequent thoughts about gambling.
- You need to gamble with increasing quantities to achieve the desired excitement.
- Repeated unsuccessful efforts to control, cut or stop gambling.
- Restlessness or irritability when attempting to reduce or stop gambling.
- Gambling when trying to escape from problems or negative moods or stress.
- After losing the case value by gambling, feeling the need to continue.
- Often gambling when you feel in trouble.
- After losing gambling for money, he often returns to even.
- Lying to hide the scope of gambling involvement.
- Losing important possibilities such as jobs or school achievements or close relationships for gambling.
- Relying on others to help with the money caused by gambling.
In order for a person to be diagnosed with gamblers, at least four of the above signs should be present during the last year, the organization said.
Help dependence on gambling and hot lines
The National Council for the problematic gambling of Helpline is 1-800 gambler.
Anonymous gamblers also have a list of hot lines for each condition his website. The organization has a questionnaire This can help those who want to understand if they are a compulsive gambler.
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