HANGED MAN –
Mar. 8, 2026 – “What’s the worst gambling addiction story you’ve ever heard?” I thought it would be worth it to share people’s stories. Fair warning, some are pretty intense. Here are some of the most moving:
If you watched the recent Super Bowl, you may have noticed seeing more advertisements for sports betting websites than ever. Advertisements like these are new-ish, and still a bit shocking — it was fairly recent, in 2018, that the US legalized sports betting in 38 states.
Since then, gambling addiction has seemingly been on a sharp rise. According to a UC San Diego study, since the US Supreme Court’s 2018 decision legalizing sportsbooks, sports betting has seen an “unprecedented rise.”
