“It’s important to realise, in terms of the harms of gambling, it’s not confined to a particular gender. Sometimes it’s considered that it ought to be a certain socioeconomic group or certain educational background. But it’s actually across the board.’
Towards the end of the Irish Examiner’s chat with Ireland’s first gambling regulator, talk had turned to a special edition of RTÉ radio’s Late Debate that had aired the previous night.
Anne Marie Caulfield had been listening to the show that featured a 40-minute segment on the impact of gambling on the women of Ireland, a problem that can remain a hidden harm in their lives for some time.
