Auckland: Game show looks at gambling

Auckland Now – A new game show with a difference has hit our TV screens in a bid to help people recognise the early signs of harmful gambling. “This is a new approach to help people protect themselves and others from gambling harm,” Grant Reihana, Team Leader for Raukura Hauora o Tainui says. Department of Internal Affairs figures show more than $2 billion is lost to gambling nationwide each year. Mr Reihana says the same data shows more than $53 million was  lost to non-casino gaming machines in the Auckland region alone during the first three months of 2014. The…