ER visits for gambling disorders doubled after expanded online gambling market

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Emergency department visits for gambling disorders doubled following the legalization of single-event sports betting and expansion of Ontario's online gambling market, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. Ontario’s online legal gambling market currently includes 83 gaming and betting sites operated by 43 private companies, including some of the world’s largest multinational gambling corporations. To assess the effects of these changes, researchers analyzed emergency department visits for gambling disorders all among Ontarians aged 10 to 105 years before and after the online gambling expansion to private companies, which included legalizing single-event sports betting.

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