Problem gambling: possible side effect of casino

Problem gambling: possible side effect of casino

TOKYO, Japan - Yasunobu Komoto, director of the psychiatric department at the Kurihama Medical Addiction Center of the National Hospital Organization, warns of the danger of gambling in an interview in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 29, 2014, in reference to a plan to legalize casinos in Japan.

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