The average debt of problem gamblers in Wisconsin reached $34,078 in 2017, according to data gathered by the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling (WCPG). Last year, the councils helpline received a total of 12,674 calls from local residents asking for help.
The executive director of the Green Bay organization, Rose Blozinski, explained that the massive financial losses of gambling addicts usually unlock other serious problems. As players who have called the WCPG helpline have revealed themselves, bankruptcies, seeking pay-day loans and borrowing money from family members and friends, as well a suicidal thoughts and/or attempts have been among the characteristics of problem gamblers pr…
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