Teen Boys Are Gambling. A Lot.
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Since 2018, when the Supreme Court overturned the law that had confined sports betting to Nevada, gambling is far more visible and accessible. Most troubling, it has created a new cohort of at-risk gamblers: teenage boys.
Ben is a 17-year-old high school senior who’s experimented with all the classic vices. He’s drunk alcohol a few times—“I like the confidence boost but don’t like feeling out of control”—and twice tried marijuana, which he says only made him paranoid. He vapes on
Ben is a 17-year-old high school senior who’s experimented with all the classic vices. He’s drunk alcohol a few times—“I like the confidence boost but don’t like feeling out of control”—and twice tried marijuana, which he says only made him paranoid. He vapes on
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