The newly signed fiscal year 2026 defense appropriations package creates federal funding for gambling addiction research in both active and veteran military members.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Army Staff Sgt. Dave Yeager is glad he is in recovery for a gambling addiction, given the endless options now available for ...

The federal government is putting money toward gambling addiction research for the first time ever. As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act signed into law on Tuesday, the Defense Department ...

The 2026 U.S. Dept. of Defense (DoD) Appropriations bill directs annual funding to study gambling addiction, marking the first time since 1997 that a federal agency has been funded and tasked with ...

The Kadena Air Base game room in Japan features more than 80 entertainment slot machines. (Senior Airman Omari Bernard/U.S. Air Force) Gambling addiction is now a topic that researchers can study ...

Having a family member or a close friend with a gambling problem puts people at greater risk of developing one, too, a new study finds. The findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that ...

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CNN Sports reports on the way gambling addictions prey on fandom, the convenience of online sportsbooks, and masculine culture of competitiveness to corrupt the role of sports in their lives.

Former Army Staff Sgt. Dave Yeager is glad he is in recovery for a gambling addiction, given the endless options now available for placing bets through his cellphone. "I was a brick-and-mortar gambler ...