The Ontario government has eliminated funding to an organization that researches problem gambling, ordering it to wind down operations by the summer. Gambling Research Exchange Ontario was told last month that its entire $2.5 million annual budget had been cut by the province. The CEO of Gambling Research Exchange Ontario said the organization is disappointed it won’t be able to continue the work its done for 20 years. The government continues to spend approximately $33 million a year on problem gambling prevention programs, she said. NDP addictions and mental health critic Bhutila Karpoche called the cut “short-sighted.”Article Continued Below“We know that the Gambling Research Exchange supports front-line agencies,” she said.

Source: thestar May 05, 2019 04:41 UTC