Former gambling helpline director sentenced to 9 years for stealing $1.4 million from his former employer to fund gambling addiction.

Researchers will explore whether weight-loss drugs can deter risky or impulsive financial decisions. "It might be very good financially for the average person," one neuroscientist said.

The director of a Florida gambling addiction helpline has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for stealing $1.4 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois lawmakers are working to classify compulsive gambling as a substance abuse disorder with a ...

Arriving at a 1987 Gamblers Anonymous event in Dallas, Chris Anderson was at a low point. After years of losing money on high-risk stock option trades, his mental health had deteriorated and he had ...

New Jersey would send fines from underage gambling violations to compulsive gambling prevention, education and treatment ...

Approximately 7 to 11 million people in the U.S. meet one or more criteria for gambling disorder and experience problems from gambling behavior.