Paying Attention To Gambling Addiction - 2004-02-12
Pali, pali, hurry and rush comprise a dominant feeling in Korean society, and this is one of the reasons 4.1 percent of the adult population are compulsive gamblers. Two Seoul psychiatrists have pinned gambling on a nationwide method to get rich quick and have started to treat gambling addiction as an illness.
In Australia and New Zealand, where gambling is legal, 6 percent of the population are compulsive gamblers. In South Korea, where only one casino exists for Koreans, the 4.1 percentage is fairly high, as reported by psychiatrists.
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