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NBC Boston: Concerns in push to legalize online lottery

The Massachusetts Lottery is considering online lottery play options.

MACGH sees a critical opportunity to educate patrons and support those at-risk.

CEO Marlene Warner shares more with NBC 10 Boston’s Oscar Margáin.

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The Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health (MACGH) is a statewide nonprofit agency that promotes public health by mitigating the negative personal and community impacts of gambling and gaming.

We accomplish our mission through training and education, federal and state advocacy, research and gaming play information, and prevention and recovery programs. We serve individuals who game and gamble and their loved ones. Since its inception in 1983, the Mass. The Council has taken a neutral stance on legal gambling and gaming and worked with key stakeholders such as gaming operators, vendors, regulators, clinicians, people in recovery, and other community-based agencies.

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