CANADA- Most of the money wagered in Alberta casinos, lotteries and VLTs comes out of the pockets of a tiny group of players, many of them problem gamblers, a new study says. The three-year, 337-page University of Lethbridge study found roughly six per cent of Alberta gamblers account for 75 per cent of gambling expenditures. [...]
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6% of Alberta gamblers account for 75% of gambling spend
Monday, May 2nd, 2011Cash Off Table for Gambling Addicts
Monday, May 2nd, 2011US – Several states with significant gambling markets are cutting funds for gambling-addiction programs, raising concerns that prevention and treatment of the problem will suffer. Wall Street Journal.
Nevada kills funds for problem gambling
Sunday, March 6th, 2011US- “A problem gambler and an eleven-year-old severely autistic girl walk into a bar.” A good editorial at the Huffington Post.
