A new study of more than 1400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying is associated with real-world gambling, video gaming addiction, and other mental health issues.

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A new study shows just how often boys are gambling and how they get lured in and addicted.

Buying packs of trading cards like Pokémon or Magic: The Gathering may be more similar to gambling than many realize, according to a new international study. Researchers found that spending money on ...

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Loot boxes are in-game rewards provided randomly to players. Sweden has linked them to problem gambling in its younger citizens. But just how big is the problem? Known as the Spelinspektionen, the ...

Experts sound the alarm after a new study revealed that one in three teen boys under the age of 18 has gambled in the past ...

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Gamblers are almost twice as likely to develop a problem if they begin when they are children, new research suggests. A study ...

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David Leong was 16 years old the first time he made money on a sports bet. “I’ll never forget, one day my dad asked me if I thought the Lakers would win,” he said. “I was like, ‘Yeah, sure they would ...