This years Waste Management Phoenix Open is the first since the company DraftKings opened a 13,000-square-foot sportsbook at TPC Scottsdale.
An expert says the addiction known as gambling disorder affects about 1% to 2% of the population.
A ticket is needed most days to eat, drink and watch the Open from inside the posh sportsbook near the 18th hole with lots of betting windows.
But most wagers on events like the golf tournament are made online with smartphone apps.
It makes sense if were going to make addiction available 24/7, we need to make recovery and solutions available 24/7, said Dr. Timothy Fong.
The co-director of UCLAs gambling studies program also said that to prevent addiction, delay the onset of the very first bet combined …
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