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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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