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Published on: 6/1/2007
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"The jury is out on this issue," says Professor Peter Collins, of the National Responsible Gambling Programme (NRGP).
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"Between 70% and 80% [of those who are able to] play the lottery once a month or more, while only about 35% regularly gamble at casinos, on horses and other forms of gambling," Collins says, explaining the differences between lottery players and other gamblers.
"The lottery is mainly about fuelling fantasies of becoming mega-rich, while casino players are, like roller-coaster riders, more interested in the excitement of the game."
He says the lottery is also more geographically and financially accessible to most South Africans.