Diana Merrin
@dianamerrin.bsky.social
Writer. Covering gambling addiction & sports betting harms.
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Diana Merrin
@dianamerrin.bsky.social
· Nov 6
Helping a Gambling Addict — My Top 3 Tips for Family & Friends
Whether you’re the husband, wife, partner, parent, child, or friend of a gambling addict, it’s hard to know what’s best. You want to help…
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My top 3 tips for helping a gambling addict (that I learned the hard way) medium.com/@dianamerrin...
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Roblox wanting to add sports betting for kids actually kind of explains how they got an exemption from the social media ban
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Roblox wanting to add sports betting for kids actually kind of explains how they got an exemption from the social media ban
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine regrets the legalization of sports betting.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine regrets legalizing sports betting
When the Supreme Court opened the floodgates for state-by-state legalized sports betting, the waters (and the money) flowed to most American states.
www.nbcsports.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine regrets the legalization of sports betting.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
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Neither Montana nor California have legalized in-app gambling and the fact that those two very different states agree on this should be a signal to everywhere else.
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Neither Montana nor California have legalized in-app gambling and the fact that those two very different states agree on this should be a signal to everywhere else.
Is your loved one is addicted to gambling? #gamblingaddiction medium.com/@dianamerrin...
How to Tell If Someone is Addicted to Gambling
50+ subtle signs that someone might be addicted to online gambling or sports betting.
medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Is your loved one is addicted to gambling? #gamblingaddiction medium.com/@dianamerrin...
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we're starting to see the integrity in pro sports tainted b/c of legalized gambling
not just from players throwing games but bettors making prop bets - making the game nothing more than a '$' figure
turns what was supposed to be 'fun' into something else
www.axios.com/2025/11/17/c...
not just from players throwing games but bettors making prop bets - making the game nothing more than a '$' figure
turns what was supposed to be 'fun' into something else
www.axios.com/2025/11/17/c...
"Integrity crisis": Senate committee to investigate MLB over gambling scandal
Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted this month.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
we're starting to see the integrity in pro sports tainted b/c of legalized gambling
not just from players throwing games but bettors making prop bets - making the game nothing more than a '$' figure
turns what was supposed to be 'fun' into something else
www.axios.com/2025/11/17/c...
not just from players throwing games but bettors making prop bets - making the game nothing more than a '$' figure
turns what was supposed to be 'fun' into something else
www.axios.com/2025/11/17/c...
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Love how the British tech jobs market rn is literally just Crypto (gambling), AI (gambling) and Gambling (also gambling).
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Love how the British tech jobs market rn is literally just Crypto (gambling), AI (gambling) and Gambling (also gambling).
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A couple years ago, there was an article in the NYT, about how NJ had legalized sports betting but NY hadn’t and so NYers were biking to the middle of the GWB to be legally in NJ to place bets. This is when I realized this whole thing might be a problem. www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/s...
At the George Washington Bridge Casino, Your Bets Are a Bike Ride Away (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A couple years ago, there was an article in the NYT, about how NJ had legalized sports betting but NY hadn’t and so NYers were biking to the middle of the GWB to be legally in NJ to place bets. This is when I realized this whole thing might be a problem. www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/s...
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I cringe now, especially when they rattle off the gambling help resources at the end like the side effects in a drug commercial
Do you guys think in 20 years we'll cringe at online sports betting ads like we currently do at cigarette ads?
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I cringe now, especially when they rattle off the gambling help resources at the end like the side effects in a drug commercial
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I presume the eventual outcome is going to be "some murders of players are worth it so we can have all this delicious gambling".
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I presume the eventual outcome is going to be "some murders of players are worth it so we can have all this delicious gambling".
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Nothing quite like legalized gambling for children.
Toy makers rush into ‘blind box’ trend for holidays following Labubu craze reut.rs/4r1adgl
Toy makers rush into ‘blind box’ trend for holidays following Labubu craze
While U.S. consumers keep searching for an authentic Pop Mart Labubu, rivals are introducing their own cheaper, easier-to-find "blind box" products for the key holiday shopping season to capitalize on the craze sparked by the fuzzy mini monsters.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Nothing quite like legalized gambling for children.
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One academic study showed that “the average number of gambling references per broadcast minute was 2.8” in Ontario during sporting events.
Opinion: Our governments are willfully blind to the financial fentanyl that is online gambling
Insolvencies are up sharply, and there’s growing evidence that gambling is partly to blame
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
One academic study showed that “the average number of gambling references per broadcast minute was 2.8” in Ontario during sporting events.
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The ease and ubiquity of sports gambling, especially on smartphone apps, is tawdry and morally compromising. The potential for corruption abounds.
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Opinion | I’m a huge sports fan. Gambling, especially prop bets, is ruining the fun.
The integrity of games appears increasingly compromised by betting scandals. That’s a big problem.
wapo.st
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The ease and ubiquity of sports gambling, especially on smartphone apps, is tawdry and morally compromising. The potential for corruption abounds.
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wapo.st/4r4FLly
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Ppl do not yet grasp the size of the sports gambling iceberg
November 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Ppl do not yet grasp the size of the sports gambling iceberg
What's the untold cost of gambling addiction?
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Husband bet on sports. Toddler drowned in pool.
At 5:15pm, Brady Kiser placed a $25 wager on Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum to score more than 40 points in game four of the Eastern…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
What's the untold cost of gambling addiction?
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The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
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“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
The rise of sports betting is a growing public health crisis
Sports betting is more addictive than ever, and millions of young Americans are paying the price.
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
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Loved getting to appear on @vox.com's "Today, Explained" pod to discuss sports gambling scandals -- and share a few scoops from my book "Everybody Loses" (preorder link in bio)
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The bet that's ruining sports by Today, Explained
Another week, another sports betting scandal. This time, it's the MLB. It's all happening because of an increasingly popular way to bet on games.
megaphone.link
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Loved getting to appear on @vox.com's "Today, Explained" pod to discuss sports gambling scandals -- and share a few scoops from my book "Everybody Loses" (preorder link in bio)
megaphone.link/VMP2802839945
megaphone.link/VMP2802839945
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My favorite books for gambling addicts & their loved ones - list updated ongoingly
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Books for Gambling Addicts & their Loved Ones, Reviewed
In the past few years, I’ve read 30+ books about addiction, gambling addiction, and recovery. These are my favorites. This list is a work…
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November 13, 2025 at 6:28 AM
My favorite books for gambling addicts & their loved ones - list updated ongoingly
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Is gambling addiction the next opioid epidemic?
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Is Gambling Addiction the Next Opioid Epidemic? (A Thought Experiment)
Remember when the Opioid Epidemic first hit the media?
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November 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Is gambling addiction the next opioid epidemic?
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The NBA gambling scandal reads like a Scorsese screenplay, but for some, the news hit close to home. Here, four women share how sports betting turned their relationships upside down.
When Your Husband Spends $300,000 on DraftKings
The NBA gambling scandal reads like a Scorsese screenplay, but for some, the news hit close to home. Here, four women share how sports betting turned their relationships upside down.
www.thecut.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The NBA gambling scandal reads like a Scorsese screenplay, but for some, the news hit close to home. Here, four women share how sports betting turned their relationships upside down.
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More Massachusetts gamblers say it’s affecting their personal relationships, two years after sports betting legalization in the state
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/09/m...
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More Mass. gamblers say it’s affecting their personal relationships, two years after legalization in the state - The Boston Globe
The survey of habitual gamblers shows worrisome rise in those who say harms of gambling outweigh benefits. The amounts they say they wager has also shot up.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
More Massachusetts gamblers say it’s affecting their personal relationships, two years after sports betting legalization in the state
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/09/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/09/m...
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Remember: Sportsbooks almost never issue refunds to customers who bet on a game that turned out to be fixed.
October 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Remember: Sportsbooks almost never issue refunds to customers who bet on a game that turned out to be fixed.
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Leagues claim that the legalization of gambling protects the integrity of sports. But as the scandals rack up, this claim has become flimsier, and fans have started to lose faith in the legitimacy of what they’re watching.
The Sports-Betting Disaster
How the rise of “prop” bets helped create the conditions for the N.B.A.’s latest gambling scandal.
www.newyorker.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Leagues claim that the legalization of gambling protects the integrity of sports. But as the scandals rack up, this claim has become flimsier, and fans have started to lose faith in the legitimacy of what they’re watching.
