As sports betting surges, Virginia weighs how to curb gambling harms

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 1,195

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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As college football season gets into full swing over Labor Day weekend, sports betting companies, public health experts and Virginia lawmakers are confronting a question that has grown more pressing since wagering moved into smartphones: How can the industry keep gambling from becoming an addiction?

Representatives from those groups gathered Wednesday at the Hilton Richmond Downtown for a Responsible Gaming Roundtable hosted by the Sports Betting Alliance, an advocacy organization representing bet365, BetMGM, …

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