Nearly two-thirds of Canadians 15 and up report gambling, data shows
Nearly two-thirds, 64.5 per cent, of Canadians aged 15 and over reported gambling in 2021, according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
"Any discussion regarding gaming and First Nations has to start with a historical perspective," Lafond said. Drew Lafond, president of the Indigenous Bar Association, says that Indigenous communities may be more susceptible to addictions and other mental illnesses because of generational trauma. He said that for many Indigenous community members, being able to operate casinos on-reserve is part of reclaiming their right to run a business in a culturally safe space.
But before that, she was a member — learning how to recover from her own slot machine and video lottery terminal addictions."We lie and tell you that it is because we have to make sense of why we keep going back, but I promise you, there was never gonna be a big enough win or a high enough high."
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