For recovering problem gamblers, a sports betting advertising blitz turns Eagles’ season into a minefield – The Philadelphia Inquirer
When Julian Katz placed his last bet in 2013, the gambling world was a lot more complicated. To wager on a big game, Katz had to go through a bookie who held his funds in an offshore bank account, skirting the laws that then banned digital gambling in most of the country, including Pennsylvania.
Today, user-friendly instant sports-betting apps are ubiquitous. Katz has sworn he will never download them — but that’s easier said than done.
Amid an onslaught of advertising from betting apps — dubbed “casinos in your pocket” by gambling …….