Research reveals sinister side to bingo night

Seemingly harmless bingo games have a sinister side, according to concerning new gambling research.

A study published by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation reveals bingo games are being used to direct people to more harmful forms of gambling.

La Trobe University Associate Professor, Dr Sarah MacLean, who led the research, says bingo is often played in areas where there are pokies.

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“The way that it’s structured in many RSLs with the pokies in an adjoining room, really does encourage people to move from bingo, which is relatively harmless … to more risky kinds of gambling like the pokies,” Dr MacLean told Ross and Russel.