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The Euro is expected by everyone as a party, but for us it's a nightmare.
“The ads to the glory of sports betting, tirelessly clubbed since the start of the European football championship, spare no one, especially Antonin, 24, addicted to sports betting.
Like him, according to the French Observatory for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT), 5.6% of players, 4.2% for horse betting, develop addictions to this practice which can lead to a big loss.
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Compulsive gambler, pathological gambler, addict ... At the end of 2020, there were more than 200,000 snags in France, among the contingent of 4.4 million sports bettors identified by the ANJ, the National Gaming Authority.
Particularly valuable players for online betting sites, since 61.7% of their revenues are the result of these “
problematic
”
bettors
, according to the OFDT classification.
Like Antonin, Fabrice, 29, weaned from gambling for seven months, confided in
Figaro
on his crazy
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