INSIDE THE VILLAGE: For on-line gamblers, Ontario is the brand new Vegas

This week on the podcast: As Tremendous Bowl Sunday approaches, practically half of all viewers in Ontario are anticipated to put a guess — a course of that is by no means been simpler, or extra engaging

Welcome again to Contained in the Village, a one-of-a-kind podcast the place all information is native — and no matter is off-limits.

On this week’s episode: Betting on the Tremendous Bowl (and every part else).

In 2022, Ontario grew to become the primary province in Canada to manage on-line playing and single-sport betting, main to what’s now a multi-billion-dollar trade.

However at what price? For all of the income the federal government pockets — and the countless adverts encouraging us to put a wager — is sufficient being completed to assist individuals struggling with a playing dependancy?

Melissa Toney-Williams, the affiliate director of prevention packages on the Accountable Playing Council, is our visitor on this week’s podcast. She solutions that query and a complete lot extra.

Spoiler alert: She is not betting on Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl.

Hosted by Scott Sexsmith and Michael Friscolanti, the Editor-in-Chief of Village Media, Contained in the Village is a information and present affairs podcast that gives a weekly window into a number of the finest native journalism from throughout our chain of Ontario newsrooms. Produced by Derek Turner, this system additionally explores bigger-picture points that impression individuals throughout the province.

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