Author Talk with Rob Csernyik: “A Losing Hand”
Join us at the Sydney Library for a talk with author and award winning freelance journalist Rob Csernyik about his new book: “A Losing Hand.”
A Losing Hand exposes a hidden crisis at the heart of Canada’s booming gambling industry: suicide.
As governments expand casinos, sports betting, and online gaming, they meticulously track the revenue they receive, but turn a blind eye to its most devastating human cost. Through gripping personal stories and a comprehensive investigation, journalist Rob Csernyik shows how public officials evade accountability for lives shattered by gambling addiction—for instance, rarely recording gambling as a risk factor in suicide. They refuse to confront the disturbing question of how many Canadians are dying from activities actively promoted by their governments.
