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Compulsive Gambler

@CompulsiveG

A functioning compulsive gambler but am I really functioning?

 Ireland
Joined June 2011
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Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) (@ESRIDublin) profile pictureEconomic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)@ESRIDublin5 Jan 2023
Today we publish 'Young people who gamble in Ireland'. This study finds a four-fold increase in online gambling among young adults - driven by males who play team sports. Read a summary of the research: esri.ie/publications/young-p…
A keyboard with a €20, a €50 and a €100 note and a bank card placed beside it.

ALT A keyboard with a €20, a €50 and a €100 note and a bank card placed beside it.

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$1,000 win from a bet of 20 cents led to 20 years of addiction to jackpot machines

$1,000 win from a bet of 20 cents led to 20 years of addiction to jackpot machines

Addict lost $1m over the years and owed banks, licensed moneylenders over $500,000. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Gambling firms are betting on ethical change via @RTENews rte.ie/news/business/2022/03…
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How to Rob a Bank S01E03 Math Bandit Full HD youtu.be/PoidhQUSvGw via @YouTube. Typical impact of problem gambling. Worth watching if you have 45mins to spare sometime
Prime time - feature on problem gambling. Watch episode dated 08 July 2021 rte.ie/player/series/prime-t…
Paddy Power founder: Gambling a 'major social problem' via @RTENews rte.ie/news/primetime/2021/0…
Paddy Power founder: Gambling a 'major social problem'

Paddy Power founder: Gambling a 'major social problem'

In 1988, Stewart Kenny co-founded Paddy Power. But now the 69-year-old says he has 'deep regrets' about the rise of online gambling, Conor McMorrow explains.

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Be very interesting to see what Irish government will do to stop the pillage of our housing market which is bank rolling pensions for fat cats in other jurisdictions.
Gambling Addiction & Me | The Real Hustler (Full Documentary) | Real Sto... youtu.be/auK_MteZ8Rg via @YouTube
'Not fit for purpose': Problem gambling supports 'lumped in' with alcohol and drug addiction services (via @thejournal_ie)in Ireland jrnl.ie/5395526

'Not fit for purpose': Problem gambling supports 'lumped in' with alcohol and drug addiction...

When established, the gambling regulator will set up a “social fund” to help provide problem gambling treatment.

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'We've reached a point of no return - it's an epidemic': Problem gambling fears raised as bookie revenues soar (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/5369867

'We've reached a point of no return - it's an epidemic': Problem gambling fears raised as bookie...

Long-awaited gambling regulations are due to be introduced later in the year.

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'Frightening' rise in online gambling during Covid-19, reports Limerick treatment centre  irishexaminer.com/news/arid-…
'Frightening' rise in online gambling during Covid-19, reports Limerick treatment centre

'Frightening' rise in online gambling during Covid-19, reports Limerick treatment centre 

Centre seeing more women getting into financial difficulty because of addiction to online gambling

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Quite a few gambling casino/arcades open in Dublin despite not being cleared to open under Government guidelines.
WA mum jailed for 4 1/2 years for giving away &1.2m of her employers money to the casino. For nothing. They’ve locked up the wrong person. Again. 🤬🤬🤬 9news.com.au/national/wa-mum…
WA mum jailed for $1.2m theft for gambling | Nine.com.au

WA mum jailed for $1.2m theft for gambling | Nine.com.au

A Perth woman who stole almost $1.2 million from her employer then gambled the money away will spend at least two years and three months in prison.

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BBC News - Coronavirus testing deal 'collapses' in Wales 😳bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-5207…

Coronavirus testing deal 'collapses' but new plan unveiled

Ministers promise from next week, a new deal will see up to 1,100 tests a day in Wales - with more to follow.

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How many Covid-19 samples can actually be tested in our laboratories every day? How many new cases in ICU every day? Considering we may have only around 255! #hse #CoronaUpdate #IrelandLockdown #sarahjanemurphy
Unbelievably #expo casino/arcade open in Santry Omniplex. No hand sanitizer or any form of social distancing in place! #santryomniplex #santry #hse #gambling #CoronaCrisis
Great to see all the casinos/arcades around Dublin City closed. Might help some people ravaged by #gambling to make a start in arresting their problems.
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Well that would be good to see but unlikely
#drquirkeys take note!
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Casinos across U.S. close, are shut down by states over coronavirus fears - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/business/…
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