Picture this: you’re staring at a casino lobby—digital or brick-and-mortar—and the noise is deafening. Flashing lights from a hundred slot machines pull one way; the methodical clatter of chips and the low hum of a blackjack table pull the other. …

Over 80% of adults gamble at least once a year, but only a fraction do so safely. That gap between participation and protection is where the trouble starts. I’ve seen it firsthand—a client who walked in with a six-figure sports …