PITTSBURGH (KDKA) Sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel make it easy to bet on games around the world, but a recent KDKA Investigation showed a shocking surge in young people getting in too deep and falling into life-crippling debt.
Our reports have prompted a Pennsylvania lawmaker to craft a bill to protect these young users from betting apps and themselves.
For most young men, it’s become a mostly harmless diversion small wagers on a game to make things a bit more interesting.
But online sportsbooks make placing a bet as close as the phone in their pocket. Now, more and more young people have gotten in too deep.
“This is the new opioid epidemic,” gambling addiction counselor Jody Bechtold said.
Since its legalization three ye…
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