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Calls about gambling problems rose 49% in Virginia during 2024

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Virginia’s problem gambling helpline received nearly 16,000 calls during 2024, a 49% increase over the prior year, and one of the major influences was illegal internet gaming.

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Roanoke Times

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Calls about gambling problems rose 49% in Virginia during 2024

Virginia’s problem gambling helpline received nearly 16,000 calls during 2024, a 49% increase over the prior year, and one of the major influences was illegal internet gaming.

6 days ago

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Leicester Mercury

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Ex-Leicester City star explains how he concealed '40-year' gambling addiction

Dean Sturridge, who played in the Premier League with Leicester, Derby and Wolves, has opened up on his decades-long battle and the 'shame, embarrassment and guilt' that came with it

6 days ago·Leicester, United Kingdom

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Footballer Dean Sturridge opens up about gambling addiction

Dean Sturridge's successful career on the pitch masked a decades-long gambling addiction.

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Derby Telegraph

Dean Sturridge opens up on 40-year secret gambling addiction

Dean Sturridge, who remains Derby County's record goalscorer in the Premier League, has lifted the lid on his decades-long battle and the 'shame, embarrassment and guilt' that came with it

6 days ago·Derby, United Kingdom

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Ex-Premier League player reveals he kept gambling addiction a secret for over 40 years

Ex-Premier League player Dean Sturridge reveals this week that he kept his gambling addiction a secret for over 40 years. Sturridge opened up about how his gambling began in his youth and persisted throughout his career, describing how it started innocently with bets placed at his mother’s request, but escalated into a compulsive habit that he hid from teammates, family, and friends due to feelings of shame and guilt. Now at the age of 51, Sturr…

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