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Problem gambling programs thriving despite downturn

So far, cuts in funding have been manageable

By Liz Benston

Mon, Nov 10, 2008 (2 a.m.)

Thanks in part to slot machine taxes, compulsive gamblers no longer have to pick up the phone to get information about local support groups and treatment programs.

They can find it on the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling’s Web site, which lists more than 30 Gamblers Anonymous meetings held on any given workday in churches and community centers throughout the valley.

Tax money has also enabled the Problem Gambling Center — the only nonprofit, walk-in clinic in Las Vegas — to expand its treatment sessions for gamblers and their families.

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