A third of Australian bets found to be placed by problem gamblers amid warning of ‘predatory’ industry

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Exclusive: Number of people betting on sport jumps in past five years while reform advocates say bookmakers ‘grooming children’

The Alliance for Gambling Reform says the new polling highlights ‘how a predatory online gambling industry is ensnaring a whole new generation into gambling’.The Alliance for Gambling Reform says the new polling highlights ‘how a predatory online gambling industry is ensnaring a whole new generation into gambling’.The number of Australians betting on sport has doubled in five years, and a third of spending on bets is placed by people with a gambling problem, according to new polling.

The group’s interim chief executive, Martin Thomas, said: “These are huge numbers and they highlight how a predatory online gambling industry is ensnaring a whole new generation into gambling. Since January last year, Morgan has used the problem gambling severity index to classify respondents as having no problem, low risk, moderate risk or problem gambling.

 

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