Which country has the worst gambling problem?

Everyone loves to make a wager from time to time, but which country has the biggest gambling problem? Well, according to consulting firm H2 Gambling Capital, Australia heads the list of most losses per adult. The Vancouver Sun published the firm’s findings on Monday. The Land Down Under loses an average of $1,288 per adult per year, a figure which is deduced by taking the average gaming losses divided by the adult population. The report takes into account all types of betting, ranging from lotteries, casinos, poker machines and online gambling activities. Aussies have encountered an addictive nature to slots or “pokies”, as they’re called on the continent, according to a 2010 Australian Productivitymission Report. Singapore ($1,174), Ireland ($588), Canada ($568) and Finland ($553) round out the top five on the original report. The United States, which boasts many casinos in both Las Vegas and Atlantic City (N.J.) as well as Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, among others, did not make the top 10. Italy ($517), Hong Kong ($503), Norway (448), Greece ($420) and Spain ($418) round out the top 10.

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