GOVERNMENTS AS PROMOTERS OF DANGEROUS CONSUMPTIONS.

In this article the author discusses his opinions of the article "A Question of Balance: Prioritizing Public Health Responses to Harm from Gambling" by P. J. Adams, J. Raeburn and K. De Silva. He is critical of relationships between the gambling industry and other agencies, both governmental and non-governmental, citing conflicts of interest related to the relationships. Also discussed are a lack of regulation of the gambling industry and public health problems that are generated from gambling.