Quebec continues to have the highest number of gambling-related suicides with 22 cases reported in 2007, down from 26 in 2006.
For example, OLG helps people get the assistance they need as soon as they ask for it.'
'We take very seriously the incidence of any deaths that may be linked to gambling,' said Rui Brum of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. That was up from nine in 2005 and seven in 2004. Twelve people troubled by gambling-related debt or addictions took their own lives in Ontario in 2006, the last year for which complete information is available. A CBC investigation into suicides in Canada has found a rise in deaths linked to gambling in Ontario.
