New York lags in gambling addiction help

By David Klepper

Published October 4, 2014 5:36pm ET

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New York lags in gambling addiction help — Attendees listen as Dr. Jon Grant talks about gambling and other addictive disorders during the New York Council on Problem Gambling's annual conference on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. New York has slashed funding for gambling addiction in half in the past four years even as it prepares to open up to four new casinos. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) | Mike Groll

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state government makes more off of gambling than Nevada, New Jersey or any other state. But it spends far less than its peers to fight gambling addiction.

The state now sets aside $2.2 million annually for programs to address compulsive gambling — a tiny fraction of the $3.2 billion New York takes in every year from the state lottery, racinos and off-track betting.

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