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Despite ban, gambling continues in Hawaii

An ocean away from the nearest casino, bingo parlor or horse track, Hawaii residents still find ways to place bets and play games of chance. And despite a ban, gambling addiction here is as widespread as other states.
Families are torn apart, causing financial ruin and spawning violent crime. Now, online gambling is only accerbating the situation, according to experts and addicts themselves.
Some say the problem in Hawaii is worse because gambling is widely and culturally accepted and laws against it are seldom enforced. Although the state spends millions annually on drug and alcohol prevention and treatment, there are no government programs dedicated to helping problem gamblers.
“In Hawaii, it’s sort of like: see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,” said Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling. “They’re ignoring a substantial problem in their midst, apparently because they want to pretend that since it is illegal, no one does it and no one gets in trouble.”
The Washington-based council’s hot line received 763 calls last year from gamblers in Hawaii seeking help, even though the council doesn’t advertise in the state.

(AP)

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