Some teenagers are racking up debts of $30,000 through online sports betting

Some teenagers are racking up debts of $30,000 through online sports betting, and the number of young people asking for help has doubled in three years, the University of Sydney's Gambling Treatment Clinic says.

The treatment centre's operator says the bulk of their clients used to be poker machine addicts, but now they are treating mostly young men in trouble with online betting.

State of Origin is one of the most popular sporting events in Australia and Wednesday night's game was watched by millions of people.

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