THE Sydney Morning Herald debates the pros and cons of gambling in Australia and suggests a way of curbing the losses.
The article talks about the use of smart cards in Norway which limit the amount a gambler can lose in a day.
It also makes a valid point on implementing clocks in Casinos to give a ‘more reality, less fantasy’ feel.
Very interesting, read more…
ACCORDING to a University of Adelaide survey, teenagers who regularly play video games are more likely to develop tendencies which lead to problem gambling.
Researchers surveyed 2669 teenagers aged between 13 & 17, and found that 56% had gambled in the past year, 2.4% of which became pathological gamblers by the age of 18.
That statistic is higher than the 2.1% of adults who are problem gamblers.
Read more of the article on the Stuff website…
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QUITING gambling in Australia has until now been made even harder with addicts who have been looking for help being diverted to a gambling advertisement page.
Problem gamblers who have been looking for website gamblersanonymous.com.au have instead been transfered to a website containing little more than advertisements for Australia’s big betting agencies: Sportsbet, Centrebet, Sportingbet and IASbet.
Read more of the article on the Stuff website….
HERE is a blog post by Methodist Preacher about the worst outcome of problem gambling.
It has some interesting quotes, including one by Andy Todd; “we have already had people reporting they have increased their gambling during the recession to cover rent, mortgage repayments, food, bills.”
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