Interestingly, North Carolina legalized sports betting right in the middle of Problem Gambling Awareness Month (March), but on the same day that sports betting became legal, state officials , it’s no surprise that he warned against overdoing it. And if so, ask for help.
After all, it’s the equivalent of a problem gambling hotline number printed on the back of a lottery ticket.
As of noon on Monday, March 11, sports betting will be legal across North Carolina, and at about the same time, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) will step up efforts to prevent, treat, and help everyone. Announced. People affected by gambling problems.
Just over 5 percent of adults and 10 percent of youth in North Carolina have some kind of gambling-related problem, according to state statistics. It spills frequently and has a negative impact on the family as well.
Gambling addiction is considered gambling behavior that “disrupts someone’s life or the life of someone close to them, such as a parent, sibling, or friend.”
In addition to information campaigns, state health officials are working with community partners and schools to spread the knowledge that problem gambling can be resolved for free if needed, and the associated message that recovery is possible.
The state will also add an additional $2 million to the state budget to provide services related to problem gambling and help prevent gambling in the first place.
NCDHHS is also reorganizing some of its prevention programs to focus more on sports betting. Of course, sports betting is already all the rage in the state, judging by the number of ads for betting apps and sites on television and elsewhere.
Signs that you have a gambling problem include gambling to cope with depression, spending more and more money and time gambling, gambling with money you have to borrow, chasing losses, or lying to others about the amount of gambling.
Here are some of the state’s efforts aimed at helping people with gambling problems.
• Provide preventive education on the risks of sports gambling on college campuses.
• Aims to fund gambling research and policy initiatives and collaborate with East Carolina University to “better study and understand gambling behaviors, attitudes, and risks.”
• Partner with Tar Heel Athletics to promote problem gambling and responsible gaming campaigns during the just-started March Madness.
• Support the NC Problem Gambling Program, which provides prevention education to college students at Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, High Point University, and Chowan University.
• Provide youth prevention grants to middle schools, high schools, and community organizations to implement gambling prevention curricula.
If you need help, please contact the North Carolina Gambling Problem Helpline at 877-718-5543. The line is adding helpers to handle the anticipated increase in calls.
