Behavioral Health Business December 8, 2023
For years, the Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center in Portland, Oregon, had helped a small group of patients dealing with gambling addiction.
“We could offer someone an appointment the same or next business day,” Frankie DiFerdinando, director of Lewis & Clark’s problem gambling service, told Behavioral Health Business.
Then came the gambling apps, which made gambling as easy as clicking a button on a mobile device.
“People now can legally wager on how many times Taylor Swift will be shown on TV during a Kansas City Chiefs game, or flight delays, or gas prices,” DiFerdinando said.
In 2018, the Supreme Court shot down a federal law that kept most states from allowing sports betting. Today,...
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