BC - “Gaming revenue not worth lives - It’s time B.C. residents forced government to kick that addictive gambling habit” (Times Colonist - editorial url)
Times Colonist, Tuesday, October 30, 2007
“The report that pathological gamblers are almost four times more likely than the average Canadian to try to kill themselves is
just the latest piece of evidence that the province has no business in the gaming industry.
It should also press Canadians into demanding government end its aggressive promotion of lotteries and casinos outright. No
amount of “easy” revenue is worth Canadians’ lives.
Anti-gambling and safety advocates have long warned that problem gambling can lead to suicide. The study just published by the
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry is based on a nationwide survey of 36,000 Canadians, and found a strong connection between
compulsive betting and self-harm.” continued ….
