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As the gambling industry continues to grow globally with the rise of online gambling, a recent report from the medical journal The Lancet's commission on gambling calls is calling on governments to approach gambling as a public health issue.

Malcolm Sparrow, one of the authors of the report, says this will put gambling in the same category as alcohol and tobacco, which are identified by the World Health Organization as issues of the public interest.

Statistics Canada estimates that in 2018, nearly two-thirds of Canadians gambled in the past year. The data estimates that about 300,000 Canadians were at moderate-to-severe risk of developing a gambling problem, where gambling starts to negatively affect a person's life.

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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago

or maybe make life here more affordable and less miserable so people don't seek out literally anything that will make them temporarily feel better or a risky bet on an easy way out

[–] socsa@piefed.social 19 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I saw this shit crush people back when it was a legal grey area operated out of random sites in Bermuda and shit. The fact that it's every other commercial during sporting events, and you can just scan a credit card to start an account, is a ticking time bomb in our society.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 13 hours ago

It's no different than when provincial gov'ts found lotteries and casinos were thee cash cow they needed to fund their tax coffers instead of taxing the rich ... which is what should have been done.

Privatize and tax the fuck of ALL forms of gambling and get the gov't out of it.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Man I remember when the web was new online gambling was banned. When the fuck did we get paid off? We know this shit is bad.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 hours ago
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 12 points 18 hours ago

Ford: Yes, but what about all these bribes?