Greater risk of unemployment and death for heavy gamblers, research says February 4 2021, 4.01pm
Heavy gamblers are at greater risk of becoming unemployed, having financial problems and even dying, researchers have said (Bradley Collyer/PA)
A new study suggests heavy gamblers are at greater risk of becoming unemployed, having financial problems and even dying.
Researchers at the University of Oxford said high levels of betting are associated with a 37% increase in mortality and found there is a slippery slope from casual punts to problem gambling.
Their paper, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, used data from banks and found that individuals with jobs in the highest percentiles of gambling had a 6% likelihood of experiencing future unemployment.