Calls increase to Kentucky gambling help hotline in 2024
The Kentucky Council for Problem Gambling has seen an increase in calls for people struggling.
Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling president: ‘The year has been very busy’
With sports gambling becoming legal in Kentucky in 2023, the anticipation was that while the new law would raise more tax revenue for the state, it would also bring more cases of problem gambling.
Calls to gambling addiction helpline double since Kentucky launches sports betting
It comes as Kentuckians spent over $294 million at in-person sportsbooks and on mobile apps in October alone, the first full month of legalized sports wagering.