Problem gambling, or when a person can’t control their urge to gamble even when it starts to harm their life, reaches far beyond the biggest gaming destinations throughout Nevada. Yet the availability of services certified to treat compulsive gambling in rural parts of the state are a drop in the bucket.
Lyon County is located in the southwest region of the state and consists mostly of a desert landscape sprinkled with suburban and rural communities that are home to over 63,000 people.
It is the third most populous county in the state, but remains 40 times less populated than Clark County, the home to Las Vegas and Henderson. The majority of the county’s land remains a dusty desert, with highways and state routes connecting each of the communities.
