Gov. Kathy Hochul knows New Yorkers have a problem.
Last week, her State of the State proposals included measures to “strengthen prevention, treatment, and harm reduction around problem gambling.”
These include forcing health insurers to cover addiction treatment and installing “gambling recovery services,” including jobs for “peer advocates,” in 16 community centers across the state.
It’s a tacit admission of the harms that have accompanied the state’s legalization of casinos in 2013 and sports betting in 2022.
Gambling addiction has spread nationwide — particularly among young men — and in New York, too.
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John Ketcham is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
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