Gambling has been around throughout history, with evidence of it as early as 2000 B.C. However, it wasn’t until 1980 that gambling addiction became a diagnosis. Today, gambling addiction is on the rise. Until 2018, when the Supreme Court struck down the law banning sports betting, pathological or addicted gamblers made up less than 1% of adults in the U.S. To date, 38 states and Washington, D.
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