With other forms of entertainment closed, some turned to digital entertainment, which now included gambling. The legalization of online play occurred just months before the initial COVID lockdowns.
Now, casinos are as close as an internet connection. When new casinos opened, issues with problem gambling doubled within a 50 mile radius. Most early research done on problem gambling linked addiction to proximity the closer a person was to a casino, the more likely to become a problem gambler. Since Michigan legalized online casinos and sports betting in December 2019, problem gambling has spiked. Participants engage in sports betting at Motor City Casino in Detroit Spartan Newsroom - News and information from student journalists at the Michigan State University School of Journalism About the Michigan State University School of Journalism.MSU School of Journalism Code of Ethics.MSU journalism COVID-related reporting guidelines.Michigan Chile Investigative Journalism Program.
