The Wire

The Centre of Gambling Research at the ANU has looked at gambling addiction and its harmful impacts to create better treatment and interventions.

Phrases by gambling companies such as ‘gamble responsibly’ place the responsibility on individuals for the problems they experience as a result of gambling. The new research has indicated that a holistic approach is needed to address the harmful impacts of gambling addiction across the broader community.

More importantly, the research has concluded that more conversations need to be had around gambling and its impacts.