OWENSBORO, Ky. — Since sports betting became legal in Kentucky, there has been a significant increase in people calling into the gambling addiction hotline.
What You Need To Know
- October had the largest volume of calls Kentucky’s gambling hotline has ever received
- Dr. RonSonlyn Clark, President of the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling, says in each of the last four months, at least one of the phone calls they took were from someone who was suicidal
- From Jan. 22 to Jan. 26, the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling is offering a 30-hour training for clinicians in Kentucky
- The goal, Clark said, is to add 10 to 15 more certified counselors by the end of the year
One of the state’s few certified counselors says her schedule…
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