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It’s estimated that 200,000 Swedes have gambling problems.

journal Addiction, Valleur explains that the king of France created a royal lottery in 1776 for the people, and gambling has been a staple in the French culture ever since. Similar to France and other European Union (EU) countries, gambling is part of the Spanish culture, and the gambling industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in Spain as new technologies are developed for online gambling. In Germany, gambling is illegal, but slot machines are not classified as gambling, so they are very prevalent in the country. Treatment for gambling has been covered by the country’s health plans. Gambling has an interesting history in the Czech Republic. It was not readily accessible during the communist rule of the country, and

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Detoxing from Gambling

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