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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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Replying to @AskPTSB
@askpermanenttsb I hour and 30 mins waiting for an answer on Ptsb open24 #open24 #poorservice #moneygone
Replying to @AskPTSB
@askpermanenttsb now 1 hour and 20 mins waiting
Replying to @AskPTSB
@askpermanenttsb what's the problem with open24 phone service. Money taken out of my account. On hold for one hour cut off and now waiting again. Terrible service!
Replying to @PTSBIreland
@permanenttsb what sort of customer service is that . Money taken from my Ptsb account . On hold for one hour and was cut off. Now started whole process again.
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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.
Replying to @QuitGamble @thejournal_ie
No regulation in Ireland incredibly... The laws date back 1954 - no fit for purpose. Strange that #irishgovernment can regulate everything else that moves and seem to shy away from gambling regulation
Replying to @RTEUpfront @ClaireByrneLive
Ridiculous that Irish people Steve paying foreign pensions through inflated rents imposed by investment funds
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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...

'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...

'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

irishexaminer.com
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Quite a few gambling casino/arcades open in Dublin despite not being cleared to open under Government guidelines.
Replying to @GeorgeLeeRTE
Seeing as you are in a position to ask the question and there is an issue with test supplies. You mentioned 1500 daily tests on the RTÉ news. Is this 1500 swabs or 1500 actual laboratory tests of swabs taken considering wales only has a lab capacity of 800 daily
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