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The potential rise in problem gambling in the United States is undeniably a popular subject of discussion—and rightfully so. Today, legal mobile gaming products are available to consumers in 24 states, reaching almost 60% of the US population. This Problem Gambling Awareness Month, we’d like to highlight a new stream of gamblers’ behavioral data that could help inform operators, regulators, and advocates about ways that payment transactions can be used to help identify potential gambling-related harms.

Kasra Ghaharian is a research assistant at ÐÔÊӽ紫ý International Gaming Institute (IGI) and Ph.D. student in ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s William F. Harrah College of Hospitality.