More Gamblers Seeking Help over Debts , Losses per adult At S$1,413 Last Year - ST

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Jul 14, 2011

More gamblers seeking help over debts


Losses per adult resident here jumped 53 per cent last year to $1,413


By Huang Lijie



They can chalk up such hefty losses in just a few months after trying and failing to win back money at the casinos which are accessible 24/7, all year round. -- PHOTO: REUTERS.




MORE gamblers are seeking help from Credit Counselling Singapore (CCS) and other counselling centres for debts that can reach $500,000.

They can chalk up such hefty losses in just a few months after trying and failing to win back money at the casinos which are accessible 24/7, all year round.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
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Re: More Gamblers Seeking Help over Debts , Losses per adult At S$1,413 Last Year -

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MORE SEEKING HELP BECAUSE OF GAMBLING
713
27.3
2008
1,285
24.7
2009
1,066
22.4
2010
509
29.3
2011*
No. of counselled clients
% of counselled clients who cited
gambling as a cause of indebtedness
NOTE: *January to June Source: Credit Counselling Singapore
2008 2009 2010
2011
(projected)
Gambling losses per adult
resident in Singapore
Source: H2 Gambling Capital
ST GRAPHICS

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