Reuters: Casinos Bet on Gambling Addiction Web Site

Australian for therapy

Compulsive gamblers visiting the Gamblers Anonymous site in Australia are finding themselves the target of a pop-up gambling advertising campaign. The offshore casinos are exploiting the help-seeking gamblers at their weakest moments.

Australia has five times the poker machines per capita as the U.S. and spends about the same amount on gambling as it does on national defense. Gamblers Anonymous told an Australian tabloid that it has limited legal options, but that it is trying to update the site to avoid the ads.