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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Health
Lanie Tindale

Inquiry urges total gambling ad ban to combat male suicide

All gambling advertising should be banned to help stop Canberra men and boys from taking their own lives, an inquiry says.

An ACT Legislative Assembly committee inquiry into male suicide heard gambling increases the risk of suicide, and that young men are particularly vulnerable.

The Hellenic Club of Canberra was fined $1.2 million after habitual poker machine player Raimo "Ray" Kasurinen died by suicide in 2020.

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