{"id":107696,"date":"2026-03-28T09:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/draftkings-says-schools-should-be-teaching-kids-about-gambling\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T09:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:14:55","slug":"draftkings-says-schools-should-be-teaching-kids-about-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/draftkings-says-schools-should-be-teaching-kids-about-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"DraftKings Says Schools Should Be Teaching Kids About Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Posted on: March 28, 2026, 03:53h.\u00a0\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Last updated on: March 27, 2026, 04:54h.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-holder js-open-close\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-logo\">\n                <img alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-50x50.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-100x100.png 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-50 photo\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\" decoding=\"async\"\/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Should the dangers of gambling be taught in high schools?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A responsible gaming advocate for DraftKings thinks it would be smart to inform younger people about gambling<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">DraftKings and its primary competitors, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, and Fanatics, have been blamed for increasing problem gambling rates in the United States. A responsible gaming advocate with the iGaming and online sportsbook platform said schools should be instructing students about the risks of gambling addictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_380681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-380681\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO wp-image-380681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2337904867-858x572.jpg\" alt=\"DraftKings responsible gaming high school\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2337904867-858x572.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2337904867-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2337904867-302x200.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2337904867-238x158.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2337904867-194x128.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/shutterstock_2337904867.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-380681\" class=\"text-description\">A stock photograph shows a high school classroom. An executive at DraftKings says the US would be smart to teach younger people about gambling. (Image: Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lori Kalani, the chief responsible gaming officer at DraftKings, spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/video-clips\/5804443-draftkings-suggests-teaching-gambling-dangers-in-school-yt\/\"><i>The Hill\u2019s <\/i>Elizabeth Prann<\/a> for an episode of \u201cRaising America.\u201d Kalani suggested that high schools implement responsible gaming classes into their curriculum.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Times change. When I was in high school, and I\u2019m old, they weren\u2019t talking about social media and privacy. I think people are waking up and saying we should be talking to the younger generation about gambling,\u201d Kalani said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cGambling is everywhere. Kids can play real money games even with video games. The more people are educated that this is fun, but moderation is the smart way to do it and stay safe, is important,\u201d Kalani continued.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>March Is Responsible Gaming Month<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/march-is-problem-gambling-awareness-month\/\">annual campaign<\/a> put on by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). The only national nonprofit dedicated to minimizing gambling harms, the organization, headquartered in Washington, DC, says gambling problems are on the rise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A study conducted by UC San Diego in February 2025 concurred. The school\u2019s researchers found that internet searches for gambling help surged 23% between 2018 and 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It was May 2018 when the US Supreme Court overturned a federal law that had limited single-game sports betting to Nevada. The landmark decision opened up the floodgates to sports gambling and helped mainstream the gaming industry as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cParallel with the growth in sportsbooks, internet searches for help with gambling addiction, such as \u2018am I addicted to gambling,\u2019 have cumulatively increased 23% nationally since Murphy v. NCAA through June 2024. This corresponds with approximately 6.5 to 7.3 million searches for gambling addiction help-seeking nationally, with 180,000 monthly searches at its peak,\u201d the study reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Internet help searches were significantly higher in states where online sports betting is allowed, including in Ohio (67%), Pennsylvania (50%), Massachusetts (47%), and Michigan (37%).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sports Betting Losses<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the US, sports bettors lost almost $17 billion to legal sportsbooks in 2025. The $16.96 billion in sports betting revenue represented a 23% year-over-year gain and an all-time best annual mark for the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">New York is the largest sports betting market, with oddsmakers there taking $26 billion in bets and keeping $2.5 billion of the money. In New York, DraftKings facilitated $8.6 billion in online bets during the 2024-25 fiscal year that ended in March 2025. The platform generated gross wagering revenue of $727.9 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/draftkings-suggests-schools-should-teach-kids-about-gambling\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted on: March 28, 2026, 03:53h.\u00a0 Last updated on: March 27, 2026, 04:54h. Should the dangers of gambling be taught in high schools? 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