Decrease in Gambling Treatment Calls Attributed to End of TouchPlay
Gambling addiction counselors say unplugging the Iowa Lottery's TouchPlay games has made a big difference in Iowa's gambling climate. They say, when the legislature banned the machines last March, the calls to gambling treatment hotlines dropped off. The machines were in more than 6,000 grocery stores, bars and convenience stores. A counselor for gambling addicts calls them as "the crack cocaine of gambling."
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