The number of Nebraskans seeking treatment for problem gambling is soaring. State-funded programs counseled 820 people in 2004, a 210 percent increase in two years. But the amount of money available to help pay for gambling addiction treatment is stuck at less than $750,000.
An article in today's edition of the Lincoln, Nebraska Joural-Star entitled "Curbing compulsive gambling takes money" outlines some of the problems that Nebraska, like other locations around the USA and the world for that matter are grappling with.
The article points out that the amount of money advertising the state's lottery far outweighs the amount dedicated to treating compulsive gambling.
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