Gambling addiction, even if pathological, while it may explain criminal conduct, does not excuse it, and the occasions on which it would be appropriate to treat gambling addiction as a significant mitigating factor in sentencing will be uncommon. In cases of white collar crime involving calculated dishonesty over a long period, general deterrence carries particular significance in both the total effective sentence and the non-parole period.
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