CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers were a 1.5-point favorite to beat the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of the 2025 World Series Friday night.

With the Fall Classic, college and pro football, and the NBA season underway, there are even more games for bettors to wager a few bucks this time of year.

But sports betting addiction experts say it’s the rush of making the right guesses that has bettors falling into a deep hole.

"Some of my friends are heavy sports bettors,” said Eric Smith, a moderate bettor himself.

“And I'd say that they're all heavy, but they're not heavy in the dollar amount, but a lot of times that can add up over time.”

The American Gaming Association's annual report showed the sports betting industry posted a record $13.71 billion in rev

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