AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REPORT SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WHO BET ON RACES ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE GAMBLING-RELATED PROBLEMS AS THE AVERAGE AUSTRALIAN GAMBLER.
Key Findings In 2015, nearly one million Australians regularly gambled on horse and dog racing. Most race bettors were men, and aged between 30 and 64. Some 400,000 experienced one or more gambling-related problems. Forty-one per cent (41%) of all regular race bettors (403,000 adults) experienced one or more gambling-related problems In a typical month, … Read more