Trevor Hancock: Gambling industry needs stronger regulation to protect public health

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto just released a report on another industry that in ­various ways harms health — gambling.

The StatsCan report noted that “1.6 percent of ­past-year gamblers were at a moderate-to-severe risk of problems related to gambling.” And worryingly, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health study reported that while 1.2 per cent of adults in Ontario are experiencing or are at risk for ­gambling problems, the rate is almost 50 per cent higher in ­high-school students.

However, as a source of government revenue, ­gambling is unjust. First, only two-thirds of us play and pay, and second, it is a regressive form of taxation.

Canada Canada Latest News, Canada Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Trevor Hancock: Voluntary agreements with food industry not good enoughThe challenges we face are now so massive and occurring so rapidly that such leisurely approaches will be too little, too late
Source: timescolonist - 🏆 15. / 75 Read more »

Trevor Hancock: Voluntary agreements with food industry not good enoughThe challenges we face are now so massive and occurring so rapidly that such leisurely approaches will be too little, too late
Source: BurnabyNOW_News - 🏆 14. / 77 Read more »