One state is betting on technology to address problem gambling
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🗓️ 4 April 2023
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Summary
New Jersey is using player data to look for signs of addiction. Gamblers will get a notification or pop-up video to warn them when the time or money they’re spending on a gambling site suddenly rises. The state’s division of gaming enforcement is working with site operators to provide addiction resources.
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| 0:00.0 | When an algorithm tells you, you might have a gambling problem. |
| 0:06.1 | From American public media, this is Marketplace Tech. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Megan McCarty-Carrie now. |
| 0:20.3 | Something tells me there were a lot of broken brackets and lost bets this March madness |
| 0:26.0 | season. |
| 0:27.1 | The American Gaming Association says the NCAA Tournament has become the most wagered |
| 0:32.5 | on sporting event, with about a quarter of U.S. adults putting money on games this year. |
| 0:38.8 | Sports gambling has exploded in the U.S. since a 2018 Supreme Court decision removed |
| 0:44.4 | blanket federal prohibitions, and online options have made it easier than ever to place |
| 0:50.2 | bets. |
| 0:51.5 | But that growth has also brought a rise in problem gambling. |
| 0:55.6 | That's something the state of New Jersey is looking to combat digitally. |
| 0:59.7 | They're monitoring not only sports bettors online, but also online casino gamblers to see |
| 1:04.8 | when their play begins to escalate. |
| 1:07.4 | Devano Conner is a senior reporter for Casino.org. |
| 1:11.4 | He says New Jersey's division of gaming enforcement is working with operators of gambling sites |
| 1:17.4 | to electronically track players across online platforms to look for signs they might have |
| 1:23.4 | a problem. |
| 1:24.6 | When a player signs up for an online gaming account, they're already consenting to having |
| 1:28.8 | their data monitored, and the DJE, the state now is just trying to take that data and apply |
| 1:35.4 | it to responsible gaming and try to help those that might be developing problems. |
| 1:40.9 | Signs of possible addiction include a player gambling for longer periods each week, or spending |
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