MARCH IS NATIONAL PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS MONTH.
IOWA’S PROBLEM GAMBLING OFFICE PROGRAM DIRECTOR KATIE BEE SAYS THE FIRST STEP IS RECOGNIZING THE ISSUE.
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BEE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE SIGNS OF PROBLEM GAMBLING IN A RECENT PRESENTATION TO THE IOWA RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION;
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BEE SAYS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS TO GET HELP.
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BEE SAYS.IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 2024 THERE WERE OVER 13-HUNDRED CALLS TO 1-800 BETS OFF.
IN ADDITION, THERE WERE OVER 74-THOUSAND ONLINE VISITS TO YOUR LIFE IOWA, TO THE GAMBLING PAGE.
BEE SAYS THOSE WHO CALLED WERE EVALUATED AND THEN DIRECTED TO THE HELP THEY NEED.
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THE PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
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