Teen opens up about gambling addiction as legalized sports betting sweeps the nation Tuesday, September 5 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- In an age of proliferated and accessible mobile gambling, a 19-year-old, who first spoke with ABC News' Good Morning America last year, said he is still struggling with a gambling addiction despite three months in rehab, and continued work with a... Read More.
Online gambling among youth worries experts, one teen says sports betting was an ‘escape’ Monday, December 12 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Steve, 18, first felt the thrill of gambling at the age of 15.His "first high" came when he won a couple hundred dollars while playing dice, he told ABC News. To speak candidly, he's asked to be in shadow, to use... Read More.
Feds bust alleged Mafia gambling operations posing as shoe repair, coffee shop Tuesday, August 16 by ABC News(MERRICK, N.Y.) -- Sal's Shoe Repair in Merrick, New York, was doing more than fixing heels and worn soles.The Genovese organized crime family operated an illegal gambling operation out of the shop, generating "substantial revenue," which was then laundered through cash transfers, federal prosecutors... Read More.
WATCH: NHL star Evander Kane accused of tanking games to pay off gambling debts Monday, August 2 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- San Jose Sharks’ Evander Kane is firing back against allegations made by his estranged wife that claimed he was a “compulsive gambling addict” who was “throwing games to win money.”Despite Kane's adamant denial of the allegations, the NHL has begun its... Read More.