
Hyrox returns to New York this May for a follow-up to last year’s NYC event, which put the popular fitness race on the map in America When Christian Toetzke founded Hyrox back in 2017, he sought to create the “marathon of fitness,” a series of mass-participation events that would bring...
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While our ancestors wagered on chariot races and bloodsport outcomes, today's high-tech hustlers are busy cashing in on online odds. As billions are wagered on sporting events and online platforms dominate the industry, an emerging public health challenge demands our attention.Sports betting has been around, arguably, since sports began, going...
Gambling addiction has soared since the legalization of sports betting in most American states, reveals a new study. Researchers found a “dramatic” increase in sports betting and gambling addiction help-seeking since the landmark Murphy v. NCAA Supreme Court decision in 2018 paved the way for states to legalize gambling on...
Topline A new study by University of California San Diego medical researchers shows there has been a dramatic increase in those looking into help for gambling addiction since a landmark Supreme Court decision in 2018 paved the way for states to legalize sports betting—and online sportsbooks are largely to blame....
It's been seven years since the Supreme Court deregulated sports gambling, and every year since, the amount of cash changing hands over games grows. A few days before last Sunday's Super Bowl, the American Gaming Association predicted that about $1.39 billion dollars would be gambled on that single event. But...
Lisa D’Alessandro in Nutley, New Jersey, on 6 February 2025. D’Alessandro filed a lawsuit against DraftKings and its New Jersey casino partners, on behalf of herself and her two children. Photograph: Sydney Walsh/The GuardianWhen Lisa D’Alessandro and her husband had an offer accepted on a new home in New Jersey,...
In the midst of the compounding stress that I experienced on Election Day, I periodically checked in with friends by phone and text to get their thoughts on what we might be in for. Of my friends monitoring probabilities of election outcomes as the polls began to close, some had...
WASHINGTON DC (2/12/25) – On the heels of President Trump’s announcement aimed at eliminating the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicle purchases, news broke last night that automakers have hit Capitol Hill to lobby against the tax credit’s termination. AEA President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement: “Automakers took a risk on electric...
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAn estimated $1.39 billion set to be wagered legally on Sunday’s Super Bowl showdown between the Kansas...
More Americans than ever are expected to place bets on Sunday’s Super Bowl, with a record $1.39bn of estimated wagers to be placed, amid concerns over the rise of gambling addiction.Since the supreme court overturned a federal law that made sports betting illegal in 2018, the industry has boomed, with...