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LINCOLN (CBS13) — There are a lot of handles, buttons, and tables to touch if you’re going to gamble at Thunder Valley Casino.
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It’s why Kioko Martins has her own stash of hand sanitizer and keeps a mask with her.
“I’m ready to go and it’s been a long time I haven’t been out here,” she said.
Dwayne West Jr. keeps his hands away from his face, hat, and mask.
“Just make sure I’m sanitizing and watching what surfaces I touch,” he said.
But even with safety protocols like thermal temperature checks, masks, and hand sanitizer over at Colusa Casino, gamblers are being warned about possible exposure just days after it reopened.
With more casinos reopening in the area, we wanted to know if it’s too soon. We turned to Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, professor of medicine and infectious disease expert at UCLA. He says exposures are more likely to occur indoors and when it comes to casinos specifically they are considered low to medium risk.
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“I don’t think it’s too soon. I think we need California to be back to work and back to school and back to play. The original purpose of shutting down the state was to save the hospitals, the hospitals were saved,” said Dr. Klaunser.
Dr. Klausner says cleaning high-touch surfaces inside casinos is effective and an important way to reduce the further risk of spread. Thunder Valley says a special maintenance team works to disinfect and sanitizing is also done by dealers and team members after every use.
“You’re going to have somebody that it there wiping the slots machines wiping the table games down,” said Doug Elmets with Thunder Valley Casino.
For the most part, gamblers aren’t too worried.
“More hand sanitizer, more people be aware of each other,” Martins said.
“I think if everybody pays attention to doing what is necessary, you know everybody will be clean there won’t be the spread of the virus or anything like that,” said Daryl Zafferano.
The following are resources available if you believe you may need help. For more information, please contact us at (959) 230-4034 or info@ccpg.org.
Helpline
If you or someone you care about has a gambling problem and you are seeking resources to help the gambler or yourself, call our free, confidential helpline 24-hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-888-789-7777
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Live Chat
Our Live Chat is an alternative to the Helpline for those gamblers or family members who may be more comfortable chatting online versus speaking by phone to a problem gambling specialist.
Live Chat is a site that provides emotional support and referrals for the problem gambler, and others impacted by the gambler’s behavior, i.e. family members, friends, co-workers, employers.
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Text “CTGAMB” to 53342. Masters level counselors respond directly to text messages 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year including holidays and weekends.
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Bettor Choice Programs
The Bettor Choice Programs offer a variety of treatment programs for the gambler and/or significant others of the gambler. Programs are located in various regions of the state. Individual, family and group counseling is available at these sites.
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Gamblers Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous is a 12-step program for those with a gambling problem. Members share their experience, strength and hope to help others in recovery. Meetings are held at various locations throughout Connecticut.
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Gam-Anon
Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for those who have been impacted by the gambling problem of another. Meetings are held at various locations throughout Connecticut.
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Personal Financial Strategies for the Loved Ones of Problem Gamblers
Financial issues are often the first outward sign of problem gambling. When a person loses control of their gambling, they will continue to spend increasingly larger amounts of money attempting to win back their losses (and often without success).
Financial consequences of problem gambling include:
Gambling Addiction
- Overdue bills
- Maxed out credit cards / Denial of credit
- Always short of money, despite adequate income
- Cannot provide for basic needs (food, clothing, shelter)
- Relies on borrowing money from friends, family or coworkers
- Develops a pattern of extremely high-risk investing or frequent trading
- Money is pulled from home equity, savings, investment or retirement accounts
- Household and personal items are pawned or sold for cash
- Frequent, multiple payday loans or cash-advances
- Property is repossessed
- Home is in foreclosure
Treatment and support resources can help to stop problem gambling and, with abstinence from gambling, the financial stress can ultimately be relieved. With careful planning and debt repayment the finances of a problem gambler and their family can recover over time.
To learn more about dealing with the financial impacts of problem gambling, please see “Personal Financial Strategies for the Loved Ones of Problem Gamblers” from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).
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