Fruit machine gambling is a significant problem for a minority of adolescents. Mark Griffiths and Paul Sparrow of the Department of Health and Human Services, Nottingham Trent University, report a growing body of research which connects excessive gambling with acquisitive crime and urge greater attention by criminal justice professionals.
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