Gambling addiction management is about ‘impulse’ control

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Psychiatrist Doctor Tanveer Ahmed says gambling addiction is about behavioural “impulse” control, with problem gamblers making up “almost a third” of total profits.

“I think gambling is much more ubiquitous with online and the internet than it has been, especially in the last five years, so I think there is a bit of a community concern we’re taking it out on the pokies,” Dr Ahmed told Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“In my field, gambling’s known as a behavioural addiction – so it’s not like a substance that causes a physiological change, but it’s still about poor impulse control, not being able to regulate rewards, so there is something in this, and I think Perrottet’s clearly seen it as a winner. “We don’t actually know how it’s going to operate – the argument might be the problem gamblers, still in terms of the revenue, make up almost a third of the total profits, even though they’re a tiny portion.”

 

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drtahmed Is much being done to discern/address the gambling element in online stock and crypto trading?

People who are addicted to gambling online should get rid of their internet service and seek help for their gambling problem

What's with Paul Murray's continuous promotion of the pokies as what a joke he is with his bragging about how much he enjoys playing on them (obviously while on his big salary) so where of course he then goes into protection mode for his mates who own all the pokies😉👍💰💰💰

Without opportunity, addiction or any other deviant behaviour wouldn’t be possible.

In the interest of public health, on-line gambling needs to be outlawed.

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