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It remains uncertain whether the national gambling hotline will continue to operate across the US after next month.
An ongoing disagreement between two problem gambling support agencies threatens the future of 1-800-GAMBLER, which is a vital resource for people struggling with gambling addiction.
The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ) and the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) will appear in court on Aug. 26 to see if an agreement can be made to keep the hotline running.
Can a solution be found?
The CCGNJ owns the hotline, an extremely important responsible gambling resource not only in New Jersey but across the country for sports betting and online casino players.
It licenses it to the NCPG for $150,000 a year, which allows people across the country to access the hotline. A three-year deal between the two ended on May 31. They extended it to July 15 as a dispute brewed over whether the NCPG had properly enacted another three-year extension.
After the CCGNJ did not respond to NCPG’s attempts at arbitration, a Mercer County Superior Court judge issued a restraining order, allowing the hotline to operate until Aug. 26, when the two will appear in court to, hopefully, find a solution to keep the hotline available throughout the US, according to SBC Americas.
PlayNJ reached out to the NCPG and CCGNJ for an update last week but neither responded for comment.
