Day: 8 March 2018

Gambling and politics seem to become more and more related in Tasmania, especially at a time when the pledge of the Labor Party to suspend pokies from clubs and pubs and restrict them to local casinos only has grown to a key election issue. What is more, gambling operators have been widely criticised for making contributions to Australian political parties. Gambling issues seem to have influenced on the results which political parties generated at the elections at the beginning of March. A few days ago, Tasmanian residents re-elected the Liberal…

Gambling is one of the most popular pastimes in the world. Some countries embrace the gambling industry more readily than others and some jurisdictions show a higher problem gambling prevalence rate than others. There are a number of factors that could increase one’s vulnerability to a gambling addiction, including cultural, economic, political, and legal. Due to the easy access to various gambling options, it is easy to become a compulsive gambler. Australians are making the headlines for quite some time as the country suffers from gambling addiction epidemic. According to…