The University of Mississippi has created a specialized center dedicated to addressing gambling issues among college students as concerns mount over increasing addiction rates on campuses nationwide.
Daniel Durkin, who established the Center for Collegiate Gambling at Ole Miss, recently sat down with NPR’s Juana Summers to discuss the growing problem of student gambling and the concerning uptick in gambling-related addictions affecting young adults.
The new initiative represents one of the first comprehensive efforts by a major university to directly confront what experts are calling an emerging crisis in higher education as sports betting and online gambling become more accessible to students.
