#Wareham

SYDNEY - For Rhys Wareham, a coffee industry technician from Sydney, the start of Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 did not just mean staying home, but having to stop visiting the pub every afternoon to gamble on poker machines. So he switched to a smartphone app which lets him track bets on his favorite sport, baseball, no matter where he is. "The…

By Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) - For Rhys Wareham, a coffee industry technician from Sydney, the start of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 did not just mean staying home, but having to stop visiting the pub every afternoon to gamble on poker machines. So he switched to a smartphone app which lets him track bets on his favourite sport,…

Rhys Wareham (31 years old) is a coffee technician in Sydney (Australia). And he is also a gambling addict. He used to go to the pub every day to play slot machines. This habit was forced to stop when Covid-19 broke out and the government issued a blockade order to prevent the Pandemic. Unable to access a traditional slot machine, Wareham turned to…

By Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) - For Rhys Wareham, a coffee industry technician from Sydney, the start of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 did not just mean staying home, but having to stop visiting the pub every afternoon to gamble on poker machines. So he switched to a smartphone app which lets him track bets on his favourite sport,…