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The 519 Podcast presents 'Beyond the scoreboard: battling sports betting addiction'

We’ve all seen the onslaught of advertisements for betting platforms in virtually every part of our life. On our social media feeds, on streaming platforms, during every single sporting event we watch, gambling is everywhere. 

To no one’s surprise, this has led to a serious increase in the amount of people who gamble. That has led to a growth in gambling addiction. While gambling addiction isn’t a new phenomenon in our society, the extreme circumstances of beating the addiction in the digital landscape is. 

On this episode of the 519 Podcast, we take a look at the explosion of online sports betting and gambling, and how it’s affecting us locally.

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