Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March Highlights Growing Gambling Trends Across Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Gambling s growing impact on Ohio families and businesses will be the focus of several events during Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March.
Ohio for Responsible Gambling and the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio aim to showcase the difference between responsible entertainment and risky, potentially damaging, behavior.
Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson, Prevention chief, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, said the COVID-19 pandemic has led many Ohioans to search for ways to entertain themselves at home – with gambling being one of those ways.
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As March Madness reaches a crescendo this month with an estimated $10 billion in bets placed on the NCAA basketball championship games each year, calls to the National Problem Gambling Helpline, (800) 522-4700, spike an average of 30% during the month, according to a news release from Lifeways.Â
For the 19th year the National Council on Problem Gambling, dedicates the month of March to helping people. The campaign theme âAwareness + Actionâ is all about taking specific action and having conversations about problem gambling issues and directing people to the help they may need. Approximately 1% of adults in the United States are estimated to meet criteria for gambling disorder. In Oregon the statistics are even higher at 2.6% of the population, which equals roughly 264,000 Oregonians. And yet for many people all across the country, gambling remains a hidden addiction.Â
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Minutes for Hay Springs City Council Meeting February 9, 2021 Minutes for Hay Springs City Council Meeting February 9, 2021 Thursday, 25 February 2021 08:28
REGULAR MEETING
Call to Order: Mayor Richard McKay called the Regular Meeting of the Hay Springs City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. Council persons Luke Marcy, Marvin Blundell and Brant Buettner were present. Keith Kearns was absent. Attorney Jamian Simmons was present. It was noted that the Open Meetings Act is posted.
Minutes Approval: Blundell advised that in the future he would prefer to see any policies presented to the Council, such as the one he drafted for the Council to review, be included in the Minute Record along with further details provided for coinciding agenda item discussions. Marcy made motion, Buettner seconded to approve the Minutes from January 12th, 2021 Regular Council Meeting. Marcy and Buettner voted aye. Blundell voted nay. Motion carried.