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Gambling addiction fuelled by poverty

Gambling addiction fuelled by poverty, researchers find

Thai Health Promotion Foundation volunteers gather in front of the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre in December last year warning of the dangers that gambling addiction poses. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Social workers say gambling addiction among blue-collar workers is fuelled by social and welfare issues, not by an individual’s passion as many might have thought. NGOs and government agencies are working together to provide rehabilitation.

Asst Prof Pattamaporn Sooksomsod, from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University,…

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