Washington, D.C., is apparently celebrating National Problem Gambling Awareness Month by eliminating funding for problem gambling services.
On Thursday, the NPR affiliate WAMU reported that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was seeking to repeal a provision in the District's sports betting code that allocates $200,000 in annual funding to problem gambling treatment and prevention.
Small D.C. budget find: @MayorBowser wants to repeal the provisions of law (below) that require revenues from sports betting to be evenly divided between early education programs and violence interruption efforts, and also sets aside $200k a year to deal with problem gambling. pic.twitter.com/DTydAUovkI
— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) March 23, 2023