Australians lose $32 billion a year on gambling, the highest per capita rate in the world.

And new research out this morning shows a rise not just in the numbers of Australians gambling but in the associated harm as well.

The Australian Gambling Research Centre reports more than 3 million adult Australians experienced gambling harm in the past year — from financial hardship to mental health impacts and domestic violence.Guest: Liz Neville, Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies