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The Prevalence Of Student Online Gambling, This West Virginia Morning

Author: West Virginia Public Broadcasting March 11, 2026 Duration: 0:00

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Online gambling commercials in the state seem to dominate the television and radio airwaves. Those messages are not lost on our college students. Marshall University Broadcast Journalism senior Abigail Ayes just completed an impactful story about student online gambling for the campus news program, MU Report. Randy Yohe, who is also Ayes’ instructor, spoke with the student reporter about her findings....

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