You’ve got to hand it to the Colorado Department of Human Services. It appears that a gambling addiction program into which the state poured hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past five years accomplished just about … nothing.
Only 117 individuals were counseled — and only one this year and last! Meanwhile, only five counselors who got assistance managed to get national accreditation in the field.
But fear not: Someone did benefit. Somebody always benefits when money is being ladled out.
In this case, it was the folks who handle administration and marketing. As The Denver Post’s John Frank reported, “Instead of providing services, 83 percent of the money in the 2015 fiscal year” went to them.
The gambling addiction program was created in 2008, and should be put to a merciful death. But if the state is going to keep it, why not spend a little of the money on, you know, gambling addictions?
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