“We will continue to invest more than $500,000 on critical programs in the state, including the CT Council on Problem Gambling, as part of our agreement with the State of Connecticut,” Gessner Jr. James Gessner Jr., chairman of the Mohegan Tribe, said in a written statement that the tribal nation is committed to spending more than legally required to support efforts to tackle problem gambling. When asked by lawmakers on Monday, the Mohegan Tribe also didn’t have an exact figure for how much it sends to the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling each year. “We will certainly sit down with Diana to see how we can continue to partner, but likewise, we are looking at other programs that also serve the constituency we’re seeking to assist,” Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, said in a written statement after the hearing. Now Goode is asking for more, since the tribal nations can volunteer more funding if they want. The council gets money every year from the tribal nations as part of that $1 million fund –– the Mashantucket Pequots estimate their direct payment to the council is between $250,000 and $300,000. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (Foxwoods) and the Mohegan Tribe (Mohegan Sun) said that under state law, they already spend $500,000 on local responsible-gaming entities - not just the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. Licensed operators of sports betting and online casino gaming were on hand to share their performance in the first three months of expanded gambling in Connecticut. She addressed the stakeholders at an informational forum on gambling hosted by the legislature’s Public Safety and Security Committee. And without the funding to be able to market that helpline, there’s a real breakdown in the system, and that funding has normally come from the casinos,” Goode said. “We have problem gamblers over here, we have awesome treatment over here and the helpline is that bridge that gets people from over here to over there. She wants two stakeholders - the tribal nations that run the Foxwoods Resort and Mohegan Sun Casinos - to put up $500,000 each to address addiction prevention efforts, including the council’s problem gambling helpline. The Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling says it doesn’t have the kind of support it needs to prevent gambling addiction now that consumers can bet on sports and play casino games online.Įxecutive Director Diana Goode testified before lawmakers Monday, saying the council’s helpline has been inundated with calls over the past 90 days.

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