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Reforms are ready. So why won't govt help the generation groomed to gamble?

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14.07.2024

Sports betting has exploded in Australia.

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New figures show the numbers of people betting on sport has doubled in the last five years alone.

Today more than a quarter of all men aged 18-24 and a third of men aged 25-34 now bet on sport.

Tragically, more than one-third of all spending on sports betting is now coming from people with a gambling problem.

And for some betting companies up to 20 per cent off their customer base is made up of problem gamblers, according to research by Roy Morgan.

Australia is being shaken by the social harm gambling causes. But these figures show the misery, debt, increased mental health issues, partner violence and even suicide will be manifold in the near future.

We will reap the whirlwind of a new generation hooked on gambling and devastated by its impact.

The financial loss from gambling is obvious, but such losses also cause chronic health and mental health issues, family break ups and partner violence.

We know from research that violence is three times more likely to occur in families in which there is problem gambling.

Gambling increases both the frequency and the severity of family violence.

Researchers believe that up to 20 per cent of all suicides in........

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