Memphis clinic expands help for Tennesseans with gambling addictions
The University of Memphis Institute for Gambling Education and Research is expanding its services. Dr. James Whelan director of the institute says its ”...long-term goal is to create a state-of-the-art platform for any Tennessean with a gambling problem to reach out and get help.” (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Tennesseans wagered $2 billion on sports events in 2021, and symptoms of gambling addiction are increasing across the state with the ubiquity of online sports gambling.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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