The Addiction of Online Sports Gambling: A Ticking Time Bomb for America's Wallets The United States has been grappling with its own addictive tendencies for centuries, but in recent years a new vice has taken center stage: online sports gambling.
Following the 2018 Supreme Court decision striking down a federal law banning sports betting outside of Nevada, Americans are now wagering approximately $167 billion annually on their favorite teams.
The sheer volume of this industry is staggering, but it's not just the numbers that should concern us.