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Gambling: The World’s Biggest Losers are Aussies … do the maths, mate! (opens in new tab)

Australians are the biggest (or worst) gamblers in the world per capita………………………………………………….. (West Sydney University News, 24 April 2025) (Henry Belot, The Guardian, 5 Mar, 2025). Do the maths. Why? Do you believe in luck? Gamblers do. They believe in lucky numbers, lucky breaks, lucky colours and even a lucky rabbit’s foot (It wasn’t […]

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