How social media used gambling industry models to make apps hard to resist

There are four features invented by the gambling industry to keep people playing digital slot machines for hours or even days on end. Social media and video games picked up all these features, contributing to compulsive use that's especially difficult for kids to resist.

Michaeleen Doucleff reports.

Editor's note: Due to a scheduling change, this segment did not air on April 27, 2026, as planned.