A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and ...

A recent study found that nearly 20% of people who place bets with an online sportsbook had lost money they needed or had ...

Scott wasn’t addicted to alcohol or drugs, but to playing video games. Every hour he had he’d spend in front of a screen. “It ...

More than $1 billion will be on the table on Super Bowl Sunday. We talked to three experts about the apparent rise in ...

Gambling addiction is an uncomfortable subject to some and it often has dire consequences. No one starts as an addict, and only a small percentile of players become addicts. We can treat gambling ...

Scholars, journalists, and creators are turning towards games as a genre for talking about the cultural significance of ...

You see him in Season 1 when he's at the race tracks how elated he is as he's taking part in that bet and game. And I see him as someone who is addicted to the act of playing a game, addicted to ...

Mobile games which were once a type of entertainment have now turned into an addiction for youth, affecting their families.

A significant subset of people who start sports gambling go on to develop an addiction caused by changes in their brain ...