People in our area love betting on sports. Pennsylvania and New Jersey hold two of the top three spots for total amount spent on sports wagers. (The other state is Nevada.)

Since sports betting became widely legal in 2018, it’s grown into more of a national pastime; next month, Americans may spend more money than ever betting on games. This increase in activity has come with a shocking increase in sports betting advertising. FanDuel, DraftKings, and Caesars Entertainment each spent more than $15 million on national ads between Sept. 9 and Oct. 17.

Many of these ads appear during actual games, so no sports fan – including those recovering from gambling addictions – can avoid the enticement to place a bet.