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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Nieves Murray

FOUND: Gambling reform is urgently needed across australia lives are at stake - What They Never Told You

A neon pokies sign surrounded by giant playing cards in a window display
‘The risk of suicide needs to be part of the dialogue if we’re to have a true understanding of the harm gambling is causing.’ Photograph: Fairfax Media/Getty Images

There has been a lot of discussion about the need for gambling reform, quite rightly, but there is one important element that has been left out of the conversation – suicide.

Gambling is not only causing harm to people’s financial situation and relationships, it is risking people’s lives. The risk of suicide needs to be part of the dialogue if we’re to have a true understanding of the harm gambling is causing.

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