Since sports betting became legal in Kentucky on Sept. 7, calls to the state problem-gambling hotline have nearly tripled, one of the state’s few problem-gambling counselors told June Leffler for KET’s “Kentucky Edition” Wednesday.
“Since December of ’22 to ’23, we’ve seen almost a three-fold increase” in calls, said Lionel Phelps of River Valley Behavioral Health in Owensboro.