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- Sports betting became legal in many U.S. states recently.
- Crime rises on professional game days and afterwards often.
- Violent and impulsive acts increase in public places nearby.
- Researchers studied crime data across several recent years carefully.
- Increases appear during games and for hours after them.
- Crimes rose more when game results were surprising often.
- Neighboring areas see higher crime even without legal betting.
- Authors recommend safeguards, consumer protection and public education programs.
Difficult words
- betting — putting money on a possible event resultSports betting
- violent — using strong physical force that can hurt
- impulsive — acting suddenly without careful thought
- researcher — a person who studies things to learnResearchers
- safeguard — a measure to protect people or thingssafeguards
- consumer protection — rules or actions that help buyers
- public education program — a government or school program for teachingpublic education programs
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Discussion questions
- Do you watch professional sports games?
- Have you ever seen problems after a game?
- Should the government make rules about betting?
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