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Calls to Michigan gambling helpline spiked in February

Lansing - Calls to Michigan's helpline for people struggling with gambling addiction spiked early this year, and researchers believe the timing is linked to the start of online gambling. The Michigan Problem Gambling Helpline received 563 calls about gambling addiction in February, more than five times the total for the same month in 2020. The…
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Calls to Michigan gambling helpline spiked in February
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Calls to the Gambling Hotline Have Increased in Michigan

Sports betting and online gambling has taken Michigan by storm -- and our TV's with all of those commercials -- since becoming legal a few months ago, but it was expected it would come at a cost. The Lansing State Journal reports that calls to the gambling helpline have gone up in the state since then, and it started almost right away. ...operators…
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Calls to the Gambling Hotline Have Increased in Michigan
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Gambling Help Line Calls Spiked Right After Michigan Allowed Online Gaming

In late January, Michigan opened the doors for online gambling and sports betting. In the first 10 days, the Michigan Gaming Control Board announced operators collected $42.7 million in gross receipts from home betting. The state also saw a huge jump in calls to the Michigan Problem Gambling Helpline. In February, the state took 563 gambling…
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Gambling Help Line Calls Spiked Right After Michigan Allowed Online Gaming