GAMBLING BOOM in the UK – More Addicts Than Ever! Social Cost of Gambling

GAMBLING BOOM in the UK – More Addicts than ever! Social Cost of Gambling – GAMBLING BOOM in the UK – More Addicts than ever! Social Cost of Gambling There may be as many as 250000 problem gamblers in the UK. The anticipation and th…

An Ex-Gambler Weighs the Cost of Addiction

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Mr. Block says that 5 to 7 percent suffer “serious consequences,” an estimate much higher than the gambling industry's. But he distrusts its figures, just as he is bothered that the state spends vastly more on marketing its Lottery games than it does …
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New UBC centre to study gambling addiction

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Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas, whose ministry oversees gambling, said the province is a leader in pursuing “responsible gambling strategies” to help people prevent or deal with gambling addiction. “This centre will provide the …
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