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

September 30, 2014
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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 […]

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Oregon Lottery gathers most of its money from problem gamblers

November 25, 2013
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In 2011, a team of Texas consultants hired by the Oregon Lottery visited dozens of Portland-area bars, restaurants and “delis” with video slot and poker machines to ask hundreds of patrons about their gambling habits. What they found is the exact opposite of the fun-loving image the lottery has cultivated for years. The biggest chunk […]

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