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Brazil’s gambling addiction

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The figures are startling - 2.1 million Brazilians have a clinical addiction to betting and 7.5 million are problem gamblers.

Women now comprise 40% of all gamblers, having been 25% just a decade ago.

Online sports and casino betting have exploded in Brazil to make it one of the largest gambling markets in the world.

The self-help group Gamblers Anonymous says it is receiving thousands of calls each month and millions of Brazilians are estimated be suffering financial, emotional or relationship problems as a result of betting.

Camilla Mota talks to football fans in Sao Paulo about why they are gambling on their team’s result.

She speaks to a man who gambled away $75, 000 on a corporate credit card, a businesswoman who locked herself in the toilet of her family home in order to bet in secret and meets two psychiatrists offering treatment to addicts at a special clinic.

What can be done to protect problem gamblers and avoid driving legal gambling underground?

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