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As sports betting explodes, should states set more limits to stop gambling addiction?
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TPR: The Public's Radio
But that’s what Massachusetts state workers try to do every day, amid the clanging bells and flashing lights of the slot machines.
If they succeed, they give customers brochures with the state’s gambling helpline number and website.
Meanwhile, the state’s Department of Public Health puts its own moderation messages on buses and billboards.
(Karen Brown | NEPM)The gambling industry is strongly opposed to lobbying against the SAFE Bet Act.
“The goal is not to stop gambling entirely,” says Massachusetts state Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa, a cosponsor of the bill.