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Sponsor seeks requirement for gambling‑help contact on video gambling machines; industry says signposting already exists
Summary
Representative Kelly Quarton told the House Business and Labor Committee that House Bill 204 would require gambling‑help contact information to be affixed to video gambling machines to help people with problem gambling find counseling and support.
Representative Kelly Quarton told the House Business and Labor Committee that House Bill 204 would require a notice with gambling‑addiction hotline numbers and resource websites to be affixed to video gambling machines.
"By affixing a small sticker with phone numbers and websites to addiction resources, we can help someone when they are feeling at their lowest," Quarton said, arguing the cost of a sticker is small compared with the harm of untreated gambling disorder.
A person who identified himself as a compulsive gambler, Gary Rafter, told the committee that local Gamblers Anonymous meetings and counseling helped him. "It saved my family and my wedding," he said, urging passage so others could find help more easily.
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