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“Anybody that is supporting gambling should also support problem gaming initiatives,” he said.
\nStill, speaking on behalf of himself, he said “it depends on who does the study” since sometimes “people have an agenda.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
He would like to see OASAS conduct the study since “they are the experts in the state.”
\nMeanwhile, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, wants sports gambling at four commercial casinos. Some Assembly members also want to see online sports gambling. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano recently told Casino.org he wants the Empire City Casino in his city expanded. It was just taken over by MGM Resorts. In 2013, four commercial casinos opened in New York State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The New York State Comptroller is the latest official to call for a comprehensive study on problem gambling in the Empire State. In an audit released this week, Comptroller Thomas P.\u00a0DiNapoli said the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) has insufficiently studied treatment programs for problem gamblers. “The agency is taking steps to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":98013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61,13592,18943],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Another New York Official Joins Call For Study on Problem Gambling<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n