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Gambling in Victoria, Australia
Title: Gambling in Victoria, Australia
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1089 | Pages: 4.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Gambling in Victoria, Australia
When one thinks of the Great Southern Land, one hardly associates the term ‘Gambling Capital’ with our wide-open spaces and pristine coastlines. Why is it, then, that approximately 82% of adult Australians gamble - the highest current rate in the world? Gambling has become a progressively predominant, but clandestine problem in Australia, with Victoria now leading the way in being the state most heavily reliant on gambling revenue. Government figures released in this years budget show that …showed first 75 words of 1089 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1089 total…adverse effects are much more significant, as well as being the cause of one of our gravest public health issues. It is true that gambling is an enjoyable form of entertainment for many, but the social cost of allowing the expansion of gambling in Victoria has become too great. This said, it is clear that the number of gambling opportunities need to be drastically reduced in an earnest attempt to combat this increasingly prevalent concern.
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