Online-gambling addiction research reveals disturbing stories | ABC News

When you think of gambling you might think of a Indian Casino, the races, or a pub with poker machines. But, like many other industries, it’s moving online.
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Australians have long been the biggest gamblers in the world, spending $25 billion a year.
And we’re leading the way online as good with 10 per cent of us engaging in online betting, and gambling 20 per cent more than any other land.
A parliamentary research is investigating whether the industry is putting people at risk.
The ABC’s Erin Parke reports.

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