Gamblers place their bets on sports for the first time at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., on Sept. 30, 2021. Connecticut lawmakers are considering legislation that would require public colleges and universities to offer a program on problem gambling for students at least once each academic year.
HARTFORD — As the UConn men’s and women’s teams competed for national basketball championships again, state legislators are proposing a bill that would require state-run colleges and universities to offer programs to combat problem gambling.
The bipartisan legislation is in response to an uptick of young people in colleges around the state admitting to having engaged in problem gambling and…