Anne H Berman is professor of clinical psychology at Uppsala University, researcher at Karolinska Institutet, and was previously head of the Support Line for players and their relatives.
According to her, poor January could be an extra difficult month for some of those who suffer from gambling addiction.
- As a clinical psychologist, I would say that it is a risk that this economic situation makes people who already gamble more vulnerable to relapse or intensify their gambling, says Anne H Berman to SVT Nyheter.
Gambling ads on Facebook appear due to "shown interest in games for money".
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In social media, there is a lot of casino advertising, sponsored posts that are often directed at those who are deemed to be interested in gambling in some way.
In the video above, SVT's reporter tests how much gaming advertising you get after clicking on an ad - and Professor Anne H Berman explains why some people play
more
when they have less.