Problem gambling jumps, suicides triple in Ontario after expansion of online casinos
Nearly 130,000 Ontarians now show signs of problem gambling, compared to some 43,000 in 2018, a tripling of the number of people who meet the criteria of gambling too frequently, losing money and struggling with addiction, CBC News has learned.
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