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I’m not a gambler. But when I read back in September 2017 that Howard University’s football team scored one of the biggest upsets in college football history against UNLV − and that a $100 bet would have won $50,000 − I decided to try my luck.
The problem, which I didn’t fully realize at the time, is that sports betting wasn’t yet legal in the U.S. Which explains why it was so hard to find an online bookmaker offering a similar payout for Howard’s next game.
Through extensive outreach, I discovered an offshore website called 5Dimes. I placed a bet, hoping Howard’s then-quarterback, Caylin Newton − NFL star quarterback Cam Newton’s younger brother − would score another upset and thereby help me win a small fortune. Unfortunately, it was not to be, and I lost the $300 or so that I wagered that day with 5Dimes, a website that is no longer permitted to operate in the U.S.
Now that sports betting is legal in the U.S., you don’t have to look hard for a place to bet on a college sports game − especially if you’re a college student. As noted by Miami University statistics professor Jason W. Osborne, sports betting is one of the most rapidly growing sectors of gaming and is also becoming more accessible at college campuses throughout the U.S., putting college students at risk for gambling addiction.
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Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Education Editor
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Around 6% of college students have a gambling problem.
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Jason W. Osborne, Miami University
The rise of sports betting has made gambling addiction a bigger issue on college campuses, but there are steps universities can take to address it.
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Education
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Deborah Cohn, Indiana University
A new report from the Modern Language Association shows an unprecedented drop in the study of foreign languages among college students.
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Environment + Energy
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Jaime Toro, West Virginia University
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Science + Technology
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Sam Wineburg, Stanford University; Michael Caulfield, University of Washington
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Politics + Society
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Mona Tajali, Agnes Scott College
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Elise J. Bean, Wayne State University
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Maha Nassar, University of Arizona
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Health + Medicine
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Alexander Sundermann, University of Pittsburgh; Daria Van Tyne, University of Pittsburgh
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International
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Marika Sosnowski, The University of Melbourne
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M. Rodwan Abouharb, UCL; Bernhard Reinsberg, University of Glasgow
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