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Gambling-Related Suicides Soar

OTTAWA, Canada – As reported by the Associated Press: "A problem gambler commits suicide every two weeks in Quebec on average -- almost a fivefold jump from numbers recorded five years ago, says the provincial coroner's office.

"Fresh statistics indicate 126 gambling addicts have killed themselves since 1999, an alarming increase from 27 such suicides recorded in the five years before that.

"Experts cite an explosion of video lottery terminals in bars since the electronic slot machines were legalized in 1994.

"…About 14,000 VLTs in more than 3,000 licensed venues around the province earned profits totaling $692 million (US$477 million) in 2002.

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