As a bankruptcy lawyer, I see all kinds of situations that lead to crippling debt. Lately, I have seen more people who get addicted to gambling sites on their phones. There is also a surprising increase of people who spend a lot of money on addictive games on their phones that are not “gambling” in the traditional sense — there is no chance of the user making money from these apps.

To the credit of gambling websites and apps, many offer protection for people who go too far: voluntary limits on how much users can play or how much money they can spend, or even a voluntary ban from the site. There is also blocking software that can block all gambling apps from being installed. Like most blocking software and restrictions, dedicated users can probably figure out ways around them (I hear Kanaw

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