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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