Panel backs pooling $300,000 in problem-gambling funds and contracting for treatment
The committee directed staff to draft language pooling the $300,000 statutorily reserved for gambling-related prevention and treatment into a statewide fund the Gaming Commission may contract out, after testimony that county allocations were often too small to support services.
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The Select Committee directed staff to pursue a bill draft that would pool the statutory $300,000 currently tied to online sports-wagering revenue and allow the Gaming Commission to contract for prevention and treatment services statewide.
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