Professor Karen Finlay, head of CME’s Problem Gambling Lab, made headlines on Monday stating that “ending the glorification of gambling would go a long way in the fight against gambling addiction.” Her comments came the same day, Know the Score 2, a program put on by the Responsible Gambling Council, which is aimed at post-secondary students aged 18-24 years old, was on campus handing out surveys as part of an initiative to develop awareness about the correlation between gambling and addiction.
Professor Finlay applauded their efforts, but stressed there is much more needed to be done to reduce addiction, particularly when considering the everyday barrage of marketing promoting gambling.
