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By: Pete Grieve – Editor: Julia Glum As the U.S., Canada and Mexico prepare to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, millions of people are getting in on the action with wagers on the matches, goals and eventual champion.

In the age of on-demand digital entertainment, a silent financial crisis is accelerating, pushing a new demographic—often young Americans—toward bankruptcy at unprecedented speed. The culprit is the widespread adoption of online sports betting and gambling apps. What was once a high-friction, cash-only activity has transformed into a seamless, 24/7 opportunity to incur massive, devastating debt. The question is no longer whether gambling debt will force a bankruptcy filing, but how quickly it will happen and how differently it behaves from traditional forms of debt. This is an issue that top legal experts are addressing daily. Attorney Chad Van Horn, a […]...