gambling addiction

It's been more than a year since sports betting became legal in Ohio and a recent survey showed people with gambling addiction tripled.

The total revenue generated for the month of January was $86,070,358

Northeast Ohio counselors are concerned that the recent legalization of sports betting in the state puts college students at a higher risk for problem gambling.

Sports betting becomes legal in Ohio on Jan. 1.

The Problem Gambling Addiction Program will begin screening for candidates Oct. 17.

The state agency that oversees gambling addiction services in Ohio is expecting a spike in calls to the state's problem gambling helpline this month. “We have more gambling at certain times of the year,” head of the Bureau of Problem Gambling Services, Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson. “March is one of them.”

In spite of having plenty of opportunities to gamble, Ohio has a rate of problem gambling that’s less than half the national rate of 2.2 percent,…