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/PRNewswire/ -- A 70% increase in calls for help with problem gambling year to date versus the same timeframe last year has alerted Ohio's prevention and...
This is the first year sports betting is legal in Ohio during the NCAA tournament games, and many have been making a wager.
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The first two months of legal sport betting saw an increase of 158% in calls to the Ohio Problem Gambling Helpline.
The Problem Gambling Network of Ohio expects those calls to the helpline to continue to increase, but it is unknown how high they will go.
From the age of 6, Jess Stewart remembers his dad placing illegal bets. That would plant the seed for a lifetime of gambling problems of his own.