Nevada problem gambling extends out of Las Vegas and into the state’s rural areas, but treatment options don’t meet the need, experts say.
Problem gambling, or when a person can’t control their urge to gamble even when it starts to harm their life, reaches far beyond the biggest gaming destinations throughout Nevada. Yet the availability of services certified to treat compulsive gambling in rural parts of the state are a drop in the bucket.
Lyon County is located in the southwest region of the state and consists mostly of a desert landscape sprinkled with suburban and rural communities that are home to over 63,000 people…