Dangers of gambling, responsible gaming education week

advocates now raising awareness about the dangers of gambling this year's responsible gaming education week it comes as ohio looks to expand sports betting in the state yeah nbc 4's kathryn ross tells us all about the resources available for gamblers with a problem and the ways that local lawmakers are trying to help ohio has some unlikely partners when it comes to curbing gambling problems and even that legislation to expand sports betting includes support for compulsive gamblers the sensory ov

erload of bright lights noise and cash can provide all the rush and ruin of other addictions when we're looking at gambling it's often referred to as the hidden addiction because so often the gambling problems can go under the radar for so long derrick longmire of the problem gambling network of ohio says one in ten ohioans who gamble will experience problems with it one in ten of those may develop compulsive gambling disorder some losing tens of thousands of dollars and compromising reputations

and relationships it's not just that individual but it really does have that ripple effect during responsible gaming education week longmire wants those people to know there's help so often the casino and racino workers are really on the front lines day in day out and can be those first responders to get people the help they need workers are trained to spot and direct problem gamblers to resources a 24 7 helpline can put you in touch with specialists and even a percentage of tax revenue from ca

sinos and video lottery machines go to a gambling and addictions fund longmire says especially during the current stressful climate it's critical to know the resources are usually free or low cost and accessible to everyone help and hope are available 24 7 anywhere in ohio you can take a short online quiz to find out if you might have problems with gambling i included a link to that and other resources over on nbc4i.com local freeway in columbus catherine ross nbc 4.