Gambling....We Are in SO Much Trouble

Are we experiencing a gambling epidemic or is this just the next wave of investment and wealth building? Are blind boxes just fun collections or a path to addiction? Let’s chat about it. Resources and References: National Problem Gambling Helpline: https://www.ncpgambling.org/help-trea... The Effect of Recessions on Gambling Expenditures (by Csilla Horvath and Richard Paap for the Journal of Gambling Studies): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... She lost $1 million gambling. More Pennsylvania women are seeking help (by Isaan Avilucea for Axios): https://www.axios.com/local/philadelp... Gambling Research Is Fueling Tech’s Approach To Strategy In App Design (by Jason J Jokerst for Medium):  / gambling-research-is-fueling-techs-approac...   The Psychology of Gambling (from the University of Cambridge): https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/t... How Gambling Affects the Brain and Who is Most Vulnerable to Addiction (by Emily Sohn for the American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/07/h... The Under-the-Radar 'Epidemic' of Underage Gambling (by Tom Blackwell for the National Post): https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/... The Casino Floor of Tomorrow (by Jeff Fromm for Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefffrom... Blind Box Over-Engagement and Suicide Risk Among Adolescents and Young Adults (by Yinan Duan, Shicun Xu, Yinzhe Wang, Yanwen Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, and Runsen Chen for Clinical Medicine): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Clinical Implications of the Rise in Popularity of Blind Boxes (by Yoel Selassie, Matthew Lee, and Chaden Noureddine for Psychiatric News): https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/full... Loot Boxes and Problem Gambling: Investigating the “Gateway Hypothesis” (by Stuart Gordon Spicer, Chris Fullwood, James Close, Laura Louise Nicklin, Joanne Lloyd, and Helen Lloyd for Addictive Behaviors): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... The Gamblers of the Future? (by Gabriel A. Brooks and Luke Clark for Computers in Human Behavior): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... States are Raking in Millions from Slot Machines on Your Phone (by Ben Blatt for The New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/up... The Online Casinos That Can Operate As Long As They Say They Aren’t Actually Casinos (by Ben Blatt for The New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/up... When Legal Sports Betting Surges, So Do Americans’ Financial Problems (by Alana Wise for NPR): https://www.npr.org/2026/04/04/nx-s1-... MUSIC BY SHELBI