00:00It's risky work weaving in and out of traffic, but you've got to be in it to win it.
00:10There's a big demand for betting guides.
00:13On the streets of Port Moresby, these men sell guides to lure people to nearby bookmakers.
00:20Some people have bet a little money and won money that saw them buying taxis.
00:24We all want to have a chance to win.
00:27You bet a small amount, you can win a lot.
00:30But the effects of gambling in PNG are poorly understood.
00:34I think it's a time bomb.
00:36PNG's top mental health expert says many people are naive about the risks posed by gambling.
00:43It becomes a habit which is not bringing positive.
00:47Most of the time they are losing the money.
00:51Fueling the demand is the surging popularity of NRL.
00:55But experts worry the country is importing more than just a sport.
01:00It really devastates me that we're exporting to PNG and the Pacific our gambling addiction.
01:08PNG could soon have its own NRL team, a move backed by the Australian government.
01:15But little thought has been given to how that might fuel a growing gambling problem
01:20in a poorly regulated environment.
01:23What we know is the greatest losses in Australia happen in the poorest areas.
01:28So put gambling and NRL together in PNG and the Pacific,
01:34far greater poverty, far greater losses, far greater suicides, domestic violence and crime.
01:42PNG is betting on a future with the NRL.
01:45If their bid for a team is successful, the odds are high that more problem gambling will come with it.
01:53I must win back that money that I lost betting on the NRL.
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