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Coronavirus brings a new set of troubles for problem gamblers

There's already a stigma for those with a gambling addiction. Self-confinement and the dramatic rise in unemployment will make things worse.

Somewhere between 6-8 million Americans meet the criteria for either gambling addiction or gambling problems.
Somewhere between 6-8 million Americans meet the criteria for either gambling addiction or gambling problems.Read moreLAURENCE KESTERSON / Staff Photographer
    by Ed Barkowitz
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