The Ontario government is rolling in the dough from gambling revenue, but that windfall has come with some serious downsides.
A new study from the Canadian Medical Association Journal found calls to Ontario’s mental health hotline for gambling issues have skyrocketed over 300% among young men since the province legalized private online gambling in 2022. Calls from 15 to 24 year olds increased the MOST…317 percent.
The report comes as betting volume in Ontario hit a record high of $9.5 billion in January…with the province taking a 20 percent cut of that.
