Gambling’s Grip on Young Adults | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 27, 2026 · 1m

Congress is finally taking action on gambling disorder, introducing a bill to fund research using gambling taxes — eight years after the Supreme Court unleashed a wave of state-level sports betting. But as gambling seeps deeper into American life, especially among younger adults, the consequences are alarming: casinos are seeing younger crowds, losses are being hidden, and credit cards are being used to fund bets — often while people are drowning in student debt. With the brain’s decision-making center still maturing into the twenties, young adults are especially vulnerable to gambling’s…