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by Change | 4 Mar 2009

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A Royal Mail employee stole from her work to fund her habit, as experts suggest such problems are becoming more common in the UK.

A gambling addict was so obsessed with her problem that she stole from his employers to fund her habit, it has been revealed.

The Royal Mail employee stole from the organisation to feed her gambling addiction taking over £75,000 from special delivery post handled at Norwich's sorting office.

And the Eastern Daily Press reports that the number of cases such as this are on the rise in the UK as the recession makes people more desperate to find extra cash, while the ease of online gambling means people can become addicted far more quickly and easily.

Recent figures from the Gambling Commission found gambling via internet, phone or interactive television has grown to 9.7 per cent of the population in 2008 from 8.8 per cent the previous year.

In the US, gambling addictions have been on the rise in recent months, too.

The country recently held its National Problem Gambling Awareness Week, designed to increase the public's understanding of gambling addiction as well as promote the availability of rehab clinics and other services aimed at helping people with gambling addiction.

Florida has recently seen a rise in the number of people suffering from gambling addictions, with the legalisation of blackjack in the state believed to be partly behind the growth.

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