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CT tracks online gambling closely — but not problem gambling

One thing the state does measure precisely is the money being gambled. ....

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CT tracks online gambling closely — but not problem gambling

Connecticut’s problem-gambling hotline is busiest on Mondays, the day after America’s holy day of televised NFL football, when ubiquitous ads from DraftKings and FanDuel offer “free play” and “risk-free” bets.

Compared to November 2020, hotline calls were up 87% in November 2021, the first full month after Connecticut flipped the switch on online gambling and made every smartphone a portal to two casinos and three sports books for anyone 21 and older. ....

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CT tracks online gambling closely -- but not problem gambling

Online gambling data could tell us much about addiction. Like most states cashing in, Connecticut doesn't want to know. ....

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Bay State Confronts Problem Gambling In Ways Connecticut Does Not

Mark Pazniokas
/ CT Mirror
SPRINGFIELD Late-afternoon gamblers strolling past the baccarat table ignored its sole player, a brooding dark-haired man whose gaze rarely left the table. He wore a white N95 mask, purple nitrile gloves and a lightweight hoodie the color of his chips, a bluish gray.
On her rounds at MGM Springfield, Amy Gabrila noticed him right away. The golden RESERVED placard on the table marked him as a high roller, as did the color and quantity of his chips. Grays are the color of money in Massachusetts casinos, each worth $5,000.
“He’s got about $210,000 in chips in front of him,” said Gabrila, a former casino dealer. She spoke in the low voice of a golf commentator. ....

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