Montecasino death highlights high suicide risk amongst problem gamblers
26 July 2016 - 13:09
By the time they seek help‚ about 22% of problem gamblers have attempted suicide and 52% are thinking of committing suicide‚ the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation says.This comes as a man died after dousing himself with petrol and set himself alight at Montecasino in Fourways‚ Johannesburg‚ on Sunday afternoon.
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