The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey Offers Support to Disordered Gamblers After Belmont Stakes
On June 11th, thousands of bets were placed on the Belmont Stakes, one of the biggest horse racing events of the season. The Belmont Stakes are particularly popular in the state of New Jersey, where gambling is legal. While neither for nor against gambling, the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ) recognizes that large sporting events like the Belmont Stakes have the potential to trigger gambling episodes for problem gamblers, which in turn can cause serious mental, emotional...
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