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\tAustralians continue to lose more to gambling than any other industrialised nation, and poker machines are the main cause.<\/p>\n
\tOn average, Australian adults bet $1600 each year, British firm H2 Gambling Capital estimates.<\/p>\n
\tThe only nation that comes close to this is Singapore on $1472 per capita, with the US ($801) and Finland ($797) trailing behind. Our close neighbours, the New Zealanders, spend a whopping $807 less than us per person.<\/p>\n
\tAustralia has held this dubious honour since the late 1990s, thanks mainly to poker machines. One-armed bandits account for slightly more than half (52.4 per cent) of our total gambling spend, and between 75 and 80 per cent of all problem gambling, the Productivity Commission has estimated.<\/p>\n
\tDespite this, cash-strapped state governments are introducing more of the machines, says a leading gambling researcher.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cWe have one of the highest per capita rates of gaming machines and also have machines which can take a lot of money much more quickly than is the case for overseas models,\u201d University of Adelaide\u2019s Professor Paul Delfabbro says.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cThere will be an increasing temptation to [introduce more machines] as budget deficits continue to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tCentral Queensland University gambling researcher Dr Matthew Rockloff says what is most concerning is that fewer Australians are actually gambling, which means the few who do wager must be spending more.<\/p>\n
\tAddiction is a huge national issue, and must be recognised as an illness, says a Salvation Army spokesman.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cThey\u2019re not only remaining hooked on gambling, but what we find is that those people who develop an addiction to gambling normally end up addicted to other things such as alcohol and other drugs,\u201d Salvation Army clinical director of recovery services Gerard Byrne says.<\/p>\n
\tAnyone with an addiction should be approached in a positive way and encouraged to seek help, rather than being confronted, Mr Byrne says.<\/p>\n
\tOnly one in 10 of those with a gambling problem seeks help, says a state-based foundation, so it could come down to you.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cFriends or family members of people who gamble can feel isolated but there are support programs available for them. What they can do is make it clear that their loved one with a gambling problem needs to get help, that there is help available and it does work,\u201d says Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation CEO Serge Sardo.<\/p>\n
\tSome of the warning signs include chasing losses, becoming secretive about gambling and borrowing money.<\/p>\n
Posted by:<\/strong> Dr Crapology on March 11, 2015, 12:03 pm<\/p>\n \tTo say it another way with many people in the casinos you see three common addictive behaviors–gambling, drinking and smoking. <\/p>\n \tThank goodness GTC shows how to over come these 3 behaviors with our advantage play teachings. <\/p>\n \tDoc<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Australians continue to lose more to gambling than any other industrialised nation, and poker machines are the main cause. On average, Australian adults bet $1600 each year, British firm H2 Gambling Capital estimates. The only nation that comes close to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-casino-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Interesting note in this post. It says that problem gamblers usually get into drugs and alcohol problems as well. <\/p>\n