problem gambling

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

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.

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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.”

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