Want to make a pre-game bet? The pitfalls of online sports betting

<p>A lucky online sports bettor from Connecticut recently made national news by turning a $20 bet into $579,000 after guessing exact final scores of last Sunday’s NFL championship games. Key word: Lucky.<br/><br/>Betting on sports is nothing new, but legalized online sports betting is new to Connecticut and we&apos;re being bombarded with ads tempting us with all sorts of winning scenarios. These once-in-a-lifetime wins are fun to dream about, online bettors have more than money at stake - their odds of developing an unhealthy habit are pretty good. <br/><br/>In this episode, Hartford HealthCare’s Steve Coats welcomes <a href='https://hartfordhealthcare.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=003j000000GD1fBAAT'>Dr. J. Craig Allen</a> Vice President of Addiction Services at <a href='https://hhcbehavioralhealth.org'>Hartford HealthCare’s Behavioral Health Network</a>, and Laura Zappieri, an addiction and substance abuse counselor in Glastonbury, Connecticut. <br/><br/>They discuss some of the pitfalls of online sports betting and how the normalization of gambling, especially for young minds, could be putting us at real risk.<br/><br/>We’d love you to share this episode and subscribe to More Life for more episodes on a wide range of important topics. Just search “Hartford HealthCare” on your favorite podcast platform.<br/><br/><b>Related article:</b><br/><a href='https://healthnewshub.org/the-risks-of-legalized-sports-gambling-is-the-state-prepared/'><b>The Risks of Legalized Sports Gambling: Is The State Prepared?</b></a><b><br/></b><a href='https://healthnewshub.org/easy-access-to-sports-gambling-could-cause-problems/'><b><br/>Easy Access to Sports Gambling Could Cause Problems</b></a><br/><br/></p><h1><a href='https://hhcbehavioralhealth.org/'>Behavioral Health Network</a></h1><p><br/><a href='https://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/'><b>Gamblers Anonymous</b></a></p>