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SCRATCH-AND-WIN CARD [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lotteries
CONT

... adults may unwittingly encourage a gambling addiction in youth. For example, giving scatch-and-win cards as Christmas or birthday presents to children who are too young to buy them on their own.

CONT

Thanks to the Lotto and scratch cards and online casinos, more women than ever before are developing a gambling problem.

CONT

Most women are classified as "escape" gamblers who play repetitive, mind-numbing games like bingo, slot machines or scratch-off lottery cards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loteries
CONT

Au Québec, les jeux de hasard et d'argent se retrouvent sous différentes formes comme les casinos, les jeux de cartes, les loteries, les «gratteux», les bingos, les appareils de loterie vidéo, les courses de chevaux et les paris sportifs.

CONT

Combien de gens ont développé une dépendance à cause des gratteux et autres billets de loterie?

Spanish

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