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ER visits for gambling disorders doubled after expanded online gambling market

164 points · 157 comments · geox

  1. geooff_ · · focus · HN ↗
    > In 2024, Ontarians wagered $82.7 billion CAD on these sites through 2.6 million player accounts.

    Truly astounding numbers. Without a doubt, online gambling is the most preventable public health crisis of our generation. None of this had any business getting legalized.

    1. jLaForest · · focus · HN ↗
      An average of $31807 per person...
      1. binlog · · focus · HN ↗
        Average is meaningless for anything that isn’t a normal distribution. The median spend per account is probably like $100.
        1. tonyarkles · · focus · HN ↗
          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49733104">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49733104

          Comes out to about $100&#x2F;month

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