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Boston 25 News: Sports betting could raise odds of problem gambling in MA

Sports betting is attracting younger, greener gamblers.
 
CEO Marlene Warner discussed concerns about these trends with Boston 25 News‘s Investigates team and how Mass. can tighten age verifications.

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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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