If a young generation of sports fans are indirectly told by their news sources that sports betting is an exciting and fun medium for making possible large gains, they have no other reason to question such messaging. Since a large majority of people who follow these accounts are between the ages 16 and 24 — ages at which most are not even allowed to bet — there's a much higher likelihood that this constant promotion will lead to potential gambling addictions in these younger sports fans.

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