Though Massachusetts gaming regulators are happy with the robust participation of its self-exclusion channels, experts say encouraging problem sports bettors to enroll is a more difficult progression. Most legacy gamblers who play slots and table games are willing to admit that the odds are stacked in the house’s favor, but that isn’t always the case with sports gamblers.<\/p>\n
\nWe’re finding that sports bettors are more similar to poker and pari-mutuel players than casino players. What that means is they consider themselves more informed and more skilled, more strategic,” explained Chelsea Turner, the chief operations officer for the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
“In order for us to talk to them, we know that we need to meet them where they’re at. So, by us becoming experts on sports betting, it helps to establish a nice rapport with them,” Turner told the State House News Service<\/i>. “You need to speak their language and meet them where they’re at.”<\/p>\n
Of the 1,430 self-excluded individuals, the Sports Wagering Self-Exclusion rolodex accounts for just 102 enrollees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Officials with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission say the state’s self-exclusion programs have helped more than 1,400 gamblers halt their play. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":280426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[13363,27,83138,83027,82638,80968],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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