National News As legal gambling surges, should schools teach teens about risk? According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, 60% to 80% of high school students report having gambled for ...

Similar legislation failed in Maryland and West Virginia in recent years, but they’re expected to try again. The legal gambling age in many states is 21, but is as low as 18 in others.

Maryland state Sen. Bryan Simonaire has tried twice in recent years to pass a gambling education bill, unsuccessfully.

Wagering is now easier than ever for adults – and children – and there’s a growing movement in the U.S. to offer problem gambling education courses in public schools to teach teenagers how ...

Virginia recently passed a law requiring gambling risk education in the schools, and New Jersey and Michigan are considering similar measures.

Warnings about the potential dangers of gambling could soon join education about drugs and alcohol in the nation's classrooms.

Warnings about the potential dangers of gambling could soon join education about drugs and alcohol in the nation's classrooms.