If you’re watching sport or browsing social media, odds are you will come across gambling ads. If you work in an office, you might’ve joined Melbourne Cup or footy tipping comps.

In Australia, it can feel like gambling is everywhere.

Today, we look at how everything from video games to shopping sites seem to be priming us for betting-like behaviours, and how the ubiquity of gambling ads is influencing young people in particular.

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Guests:

Dr Hannah Pitt
VicHealth Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Health Transformation 
Deakin University

Dr Anastasia Hronis
Clinical psychologist
Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney

Nic Bloom
Mental health first aid trainer
Wellbeing facilitator and speaker

Credits:

  • Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
  • Senior producer: James Bullen
  • Producer: Rose Kerr
  • Sound engineer: Ann-Marie de Bettencor

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