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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The states that have legalized sports betting are reporting record levels of wagering and revenues, but with that growth comes questions about gambling addiction and whether regulators and sportsbooks are doing enough to fight it. Two dozen states have active online sports betting, and other states are on the verge of joining them. As legalized gambling spreads, state legislatures, regulatory agencies, addiction experts, sportsbook operators and sports leagues all say they are working to address gambling addiction. Jim Whelan, a psychology professor who runs the Institute fo......

The only unused ticket known to exist from Michael Jordan’s NBA debut in 1984 was expected to fetch an eye-popping price after a stub from the same game sold for $264,000 in December. Mike Cole was told not to be surprised if his ticket went for twice that amount. It didn’t quite reach that figure, but the experts weren’t far off and during an auction Saturday, Cole’s ticket to the Oct. 26, 1984, Chicago Bulls game sold for $468,000, according to Heritage Auctions. The price for the Jordan ticket was believed to be a record for such a collectible, but was quickly eclipsed in the same auction w......

Trying to host the largest sporting event in the world was impossible in 2020. So the International Olympic Committee has a new plan to ensure the games go on as re-scheduled in 2021: vaccinate everyone. Organizers are trying to work with the World Health Organization to get all Olympians planning to participate in the 2021 Tokyo games vaccinated to try to save the summer games from total cancellation, according The Telegraph. The Tokyo games are still scheduled to start July 23, 2021 in the Japanese capital. Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the upcoming Olympics are still scheduled t......