Those with gambling issues can get help locally

Gambling can be a fun recreational pasttime and proves to benefit the community in different ways. However, due to the nature of gambling, the risk and the possibility of reward, some people become addicted.

Three percent of Nebraskans have a gambling problem. Three percent may not seem like a large figure, but the actual number represented by that percentage is 56,070. With that many people being affected adversely by gambling, Nebraska has set aside money from the gambling dollars produced in order to provide help to those who need it.

Similar to a drug addiction, gambling stimulates th...