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Betting Addiction Takes a Toll on Brazilian Companies with Absenteeism and Employee Debt

Brazilian companies are facing a growing problem: employees burdened by debt and absenteeism due to addiction to online sports betting, known locally as bets . Maur�cio Nishimori, the owner of a restaurant in S�o Paulo, told Folha that one of his employees would disappear for an entire day after payday because he was gambling. Nishimori urged him to seek help, warning that he "would lose his job,…

We haven't written up this one. Folha de S.Paulo (English) has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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