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Since brother’s suicide, Ronda Hatefi has worked to raise awareness about problem gambling

September 30, 2014

KEZI.com, Sept. 28, 2014 It’s been nearly 20 years since Ronda Hatefi lost her older brother to his gambling addiction. “(He) just needed everything to stop,” Hatefi said. “We talked about that just shortly before he died, he said ‘I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, I’m not functioning, I don’t know how to make it […]

New legislation allows Oregon Lottery to fund outreach ads to problem gamblers

February 19, 2014

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The Portland Tribune, Feb. 18, 2014 Bingo became “a very addictive gambling gateway” for Damascus resident Janet Demoret and started all her problems. Demoret, 47, then found video-poker machines sponsored by the state and became hooked on all their “bells and whistles.” She quickly got in a lot of debt with friends and family members. […]

Oregon Lottery’s outreach to problem gamblers, including award-winning ad, will stop

August 15, 2013

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By Harry Esteve, The Oregonian, August 14, 2013 With little fanfare, the Oregon Lottery is getting out of the business of guiding problem gamblers to services that can help them. The lottery has pulled an award-winning ad that urges problem gamblers to seek help, it has dropped its membership in the Oregon Council on Problem […]