The normalization of gambling is fueling addiction 

Let’s not call gambling the “hidden addiction” anymore.  

The medical, personal and financial wreckage of this condition is right in front of us as we watch the betting line scroll across the screen of sports broadcasts. Those of us who treat patients with problem gambling, as the condition is known, can feel it happening as our phones turn into portable casinos. We can hear it coming as we’re told stories about teens amassing gambling debt.  

It’s a race against the clock...