Gambling Addiction: Winners and Losers
There's growing concern about gambling addiction worldwide. Should gambling companies be doing more?
There's growing concern about gambling addiction worldwide. Is addiction down to the individual or should gambling companies be doing more? A recovering gambler shares his story of how he lost over a million dollars to his addiction. We hear from Maarten Haijer, secretary general of the European Gaming and Betting Association about what the industry is doing to tackle the problem. Plus, how has changing technology affected gambling? Jim Orford is professor of clinical and community psychology at the University of Birmingham in the UK, he also runs the website Gambling Watch UK. And finally, Australia boasts one of the world's worst gambling problems, we hear more from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Phil Mercer.
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