Programs to help problem gamblers must expand as Virginians have more options to gaming, Virginia Lottery Executive Director Kevin Hall writes in a guest column.
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The popularity of internet-based gambling in Pennsylvania has taken off as the pandemic caused casinos to shutdown. But online gambling addiction may be rising as well.
In January, Pennsylvania saw more than $80 million in revenues from internet-based gambling. That’s the most in a single month since it was legalized several years ago
“The past year has just been incredible,” Ercole says.
A year ago, just 5% of calls concerned internet-based gambling addiction but by the end of the year, it was much higher, he says.
“In December of 2020, we saw the highest rates, 50% of calls were either sports or internet total, so just an absolutely tremendous shift,” he says.
Virginia Lottery raising awareness of National Problem Gambling Awareness Month
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This year, as in years past, the Virginia Lottery has suspended all radio and television advertising of its lottery products during the first half of National Problem Gambling Awareness Month.
A PSA, produced in-house by the Virginia Lottery, promotes the Virginia Problem Gambling Helpline, which assists people who think they or loved ones may have a gambling problem. The spot emphasizes that a problem gambler can make a positive change by seeking help.
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Problem Gambling Awareness Month
ZANESVILLE, Ohio-March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month in the United States.
Gambling addiction is a dependency that differs from drug and alcohol addiction. The biggest risk is the destruction of an entire livelihood to addiction.
“The highest danger is suicide. Many people who have the disease of gambling end up so far in debt that their relationships are destroyed and many of them end attempting and completing suicide. They can lose their homes, they can lose their relationships, their families. Not just relationships but family members end up getting fed up with the situation and alienate that person,” Counselor Gail Shultice said of the disease.