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Star Investigation: The government agency responsible for online gambling in Ontario secretly shelved a research study intended to track rates of problem gambling. New from @bkstar.bsky.social:

thestar.comOntario government hid study on rates of problem gambling, internal documents revealRecords obtained by the Star through Freedom of Information legislation reveal that iGaming Ontario executives were concerned when researchers reported problem gambling rates significantly higher than...

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Records obtained by the Star through freedom of information legislation reveal that iGaming executives were concerned when researchers reported problem #gambling rates significantly higher than expected, and quietly decided the research would be kept confidential.

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Online gambling has been incredibly lucrative for the province. Ontarians wagered more than $82.7 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year. That windfall has come at a cost, critics say. Suicides by people with gambling issues have increased, according to data from Ontario’s chief coroner.

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