Gambling has moved from casinos to phonesSports betting is only part of the online gambling market that researchers are examining. West Virginia is also among seven states where a form of online gambling known as iGaming is legal. If certain kinds of losses consistently trigger increasingly risky gambling, researchers believe online gambling companies may eventually be able to recognize those patterns as they occur and intervene, potentially by temporarily pausing an account. Research in West Virginia could have national implicationsHumphreys has studied gambling for more than 20 years, and policymakers outside West Virginia have sought his expertise. The West Virginia research could become increasingly relevant as legal online gambling expands across the United States.