CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – The head of the state’s council on problem gambling says services for compulsive gamblers are needed before a casino is approved in New Hampshire, not after.
Ed Talbot told the New Hampshire Gaming Regulatory Oversight Authority he knows all too well the pitfalls as a recovering compulsive gambler. Talbot is president of the New Hampshire Council on Problem Gambling and says he hasn’t made a bet in 35 years.
Talbot told the panel which is working on regulations for a future casino in the state that New Hampshire is one of 13 states that do not provide public funding for problem gambling. He said there are New Hampshire residents who have a gambling problem who could benefit from a telephone help line and other services.
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