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American Heart Association: Sports #betting has changed. "You don't sleep as well. You go to the ER more. You're less likely to have insurance, or you're less likely to do the healthy self-care stuff, like exercise and eat healthy foods." (@fongster98) www.heart.org/en/news/2024...

Sports betting has changed. Could it affect your health?

Placing bets on sporting events has never been easier. Experts explain the unexpected ways gambling could affect the health of some gamblers.

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“It’s not just moving entertainment dollars from one company to another,” Baker said. “Rather, they’re drawing from sources of their household budget that policymakers are trying to increase” like stock investment accounts, he said. www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

Sports gambling takes a toll on Americans' checkbooks, research shows

Two new studies quantify the effect of legalized and expanded sports betting on investments and savings.

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Repeated reminder - Gambling is a substitute economy 🚨 Kills other forms of spending The authors estimate that legalization reduces net investments by bettors by nearly 14%, and that every dollar spent on sports betting reduces net investment by $2.13. www.cnbc.com/2024/08/21/t...

The explosion of online sports betting is taking a toll on how people invest

While sports betting has put considerable sums into state coffers, it has come at a notable personal expense to gamblers and their families.

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