Betting ons sports was once a taboo activity and confined to the fringes of society but has become normalized in the past few years.

Supreme Court ruling, online queries related to online gambling jumped 23%, the study found. That translated to an estimated 6.5 million to 7.3 million searches nationwide for gambling addiction help.

New Jersey reported a 277 percent increase in helpline outreach since the state legalized sports betting in 2018. The state now allows online casino games. According to Birches, the gambling addiction rate in New Jersey-based males between 18-20 years old is around 10 percent -- the national average is approximately 3 percent.