P.M. BRIEFING : Gambling Addict? Harrah’s Will Help
Harrah’s will become Nevada’s first hotel-casino to help compulsive gamblers break the habit that enriches gaming halls but destroys lives.
The hotel-casino said it will donate $250 a month for the next year to operate a hot line for addicted gamblers.
William Sherman, the resort’s attorney, said signs soon will be posted telling customers and employees where to call for help. The hot line will be operated by the Nevada Council on Compulsive Gambling and could go into operation as early as Friday.
Signs listing a telephone number to help addicted gamblers have been posted in Atlantic City’s 12 casinos since 1987. But casinos in Nevada have ignored the problem of compulsive gamblers.
In Nevada, the Harrah’s corporation owns Harrah’s Reno, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, Bill’s Lake Tahoe Casino, the Holiday Casino in Las Vegas and Harrah’s Del Rio in Laughlin.
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