People with lived experience of gambling harms joined researchers and other public health advocates to call for action on the predatory gambling industry during a landmark event this week.
The inaugural virtual #CroakeyGO, sponsored by the Alliance for Gambling Reform, provided a platform for listening and sharing peoples stories during Gambling Harm Awareness Week in Victoria and NSW, as journalist Cate Carrigan reports below. It trended nationally on Twitter.
Cate Carrigan writes:
In the remote Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek, there are two gaming lounges. With a population of around four thousand, and betting machines in easy reach, there are also Aboriginal families reeling from the impact of gambling addiction.
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Read the full article at: https://www.croakey.org/ending-the-silence-on-gambling-harms-personal-stories-ring-the-bell-for-change/