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Senate committee adds gambling addiction research to defence bill

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The US Senate Appropriations Committee approved a provision for the fiscal year 2026 Senate Defense Appropriations Bill that would make gambling addiction eligible for research under the Department of Defense's Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program. The provision could allow research into gambling addiction among servicemembers; the bill's next legislative step is not stated.

Eligibility could enable federally funded research into gambling addiction among servicemembers.

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NAADGS reports US states spend $75 per person with gambling disorder

The National Association of Administrators for Disordered Gambling Services reported that US state funding for problem gambling services reached $188 million in FY2025. Its study estimated this equated to $75 per person with gambling disorder, compared with $919 per person for substance use disorders; it said about $43 million intended for gambling services went elsewhere because of procurement delays, contracting timelines, workforce shortages and programme start-up activity.

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