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Compulsive Gambling a Rising Problem for Ireland
DUBLIN, IRELAND --
Gambling Anonymous representatives in Ireland say the number of people seeking help for problem gambling in the country has more than doubled over the past year. The spokesman for the group told the Irish Examiner that, while wages have dropped due to the recession, many have found it difficult to cut back on gaming, leaving them without money to pay for bills.
Attendance at GA meetings in Dublin has grown dramatically, the unidentified spokesman recounts.
"Less than a year ago meetings around Dublin city had just five or six people," he stated. "Now some are catering for up to 30 people."
The Rutland Center, a treatment facility that handles compulsive gambling victims, also reports a rapid increase in problem gambling incidents and people seeking help.
Both expressed concern that the problem is even worse than appears, as gambling issues are often concealed as long as possible behind a veil of normality.
But both could only offer anecdotal evidence of increased problem gambling. Gamblers Anonymous does not, by its discreet nature, allow for scientific measurement to determine the actual number of unique cases involved.
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