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Eric Tlozek

Sports betting 'de-conditioning' therapy to target triggers of online gambling addiction

South Australian researchers are hoping to develop an easily-accessible treatment for the fastest-growing form of problem gambling: addiction to online sports betting.

The "graded exposure cue therapy" aims to reduce sensitivity to the signals the gambling industry relies upon to keep people betting.

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