Help for Invercargill gamblers

20 08 2009

GAMBLING help cards have been placed beside Invercargill pokie machines to remind gamblers of their addiction and include phone numbers to call for help.

These cards were placed there by the Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust and ILT Foundation.

Currently Invercargill gamblers lose a combined $40,000 a day, with an estimated $14.5 million lost each year.

Read more of the article  on the Stuff website…