This week on Wellbeing, we begin a seven-part series looking at problem gambling. Today we are talking with Kate Roberts from the Gambling Impact Society. Australia has a strong gambling culture with many struggling with their gambling habits and although not treated as a drug, it effects the same pleasure centres of the brain. In this episode, Kate shares with us what problem gambling is, how gambling effects the brain, why people turn to gambling and the dangers of online gambling. Tune in next week when Kate continues sharing her expertise into problem gambling.

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