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- A Nevada local news report says a problem gambling center in Reno is now offering in-person services.
- It highlights ongoing demand for responsible gambling support in the Silver State.
A Las Vegas-based problem gambling treatment provider has expanded its Reno office to offer in-person intensive outpatient care for the first time.
The move adds treatment access in northern Nevada as responsible gambling concerns grow around mobile sports betting, prediction markets, and gambling risk among young adults.
The Dr. Robert Hunter International Problem Gambling Center said its Reno office now includes the organization’s intensive outpatient program after hiring an in-house clinician based in Reno. The program involves four three-hour sessions each week for six weeks.
Reno office adds in-person treatment capacity
The expansion marks the first time the center has been able to provide this level of in-person service in Reno.
Stephanie Goodman with the center said the structure of the outpatient program can help patients see progress in others who are further along in treatment.
“You’re able to be three weeks into a program and look at someone who’s maybe six weeks in and say, ‘oh, my gosh, that could be me in three more weeks.'”
Goodman described gambling addiction as a disorder rather than a personal failing.
“You’re not weak. You actually have a biological disorder that is causing you to have this problem.”
Concerns center on mobile betting and younger risk groups
The report also highlighted concern about how modern gambling products are reaching users.
The article cited a 2025 UNLV study that found 15% of Nevada adults are at risk for problem gambling. It also referenced a study in the “Journal of Gambling Studies” saying men ages 18 to 25 face the highest risk of developing a gambling problem.
Goodman said one warning sign is when gambling begins to dominate a person’s thinking and displace normal interests or family time.
The Reno expansion does not change Nevada gambling rules, but it does add treatment access in a state where problem gambling risk remains a significant public-health concern.
Based on reporting by Alin Beane for 2 News Nevada.
