Section 3772.062 | Gambling and addiction services; toll-free telephone numbers.
(A)(1) The executive director of the commission shall enter into an agreement with the department of mental health and addiction services under which the department provides a program of gambling and addiction services, including services to alleviate problem sports gaming, on behalf of the commission.
(2) The commission shall use the moneys in the problem sports gaming fund established under section 5753.031 of the Revised Code for the purpose of paying the costs of program services to alleviate problem sports gaming in this state.
(B) The executive director of the commission, in conjunction with the department of mental health and addiction services and the state lottery commission, shall establish, operate, and publicize an in-state, toll-free telephone number Ohio residents may call to obtain basic information about problem gambling, the gambling addiction services available to problem gamblers, and how a problem gambler may obtain help. The telephone number shall be staffed twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week, to respond to inquiries and provide that information. The costs of establishing, operating, and publicizing the telephone number shall be paid for with money in the problem casino gambling and addictions fund.
Last updated January 24, 2022 at 11:03 AM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 29, 2013 – House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly [ View September 29, 2013 Version ]
- March 23, 2022 – Amended by House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly [ View March 23, 2022 Version ]