According to ASIC’s MoneySmart site, Australians collectively owe about $33 billion on credit cards and The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation figures suggest between 2015 – 2016 Australias electronic gaming machine expenditure reached $12.1 billion.
A key indicator youre in over your head with pokies or credit cards is dishonesty. Addicts will go to great lengths to keep the extent of their gambling and spending habits from their partner or loved ones. This deceit can put enormous amounts of stress on a relationship and lead to far more than financial ruin.
More is going out than coming in
Problem gambling often starts with small, manageable bets but can snowball into addiction when a punter is spurred on by a big win. Amounts sc…
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