B.C. gaming policy branch overhauling crisis services for problem gamblers

Almost 2,400 people were referred to counselling by the province’s crisis line for problem gamblers last year, but only half actually attended.
The current crisis-line service provider 211 British Columbia Services Society fields 3,243 calls a year, or 62 per week, and referred 2,373 people to a problem gambling counsellor.
According to the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch’s annual report, 1,269 people received those services. Early intervention services and clinical counselling