Gambling taken to excess.
Often, when I am giving a public lecture or statement, I say that the federal government has endorsed casino gaming. Some people just nod, while others look confused or even contemptuous. “What do you mean?” they ask. The first example I cite is Indian gaming: each of the three branches of the federal government has […]
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news about gamblingA New Mexico doctor is stating trials on a pill that may “cure” problem gambling–by blocking the “pleasure pathways” of the brain. Why does think make me think of A Clockwork Orange?
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UncategorizedYesterday, I wrote up a story about a wealthy Singapore family who sent their teenage son to a casino management seminar to learn about the business of gambling. Today, we’ve got something from the other end of the socio-economic spectrum: South African school children who gamble so that their families can eat.
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gambling & cultureIs there a drug that can turn you into a compulsive gambler? A group of Canadian Parkinson’s patients says yes, and have filed a class action lawsuit against the drugmaker.
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UncategorizedI’m not about to make light of problem or illegal gambling, but each of these headlines stuck me as oddly humorous: Gambling Addicts Prepare For Casino Tough war against gambling virus I thought the first story might be an exercise in cynicism, and was surprised that what the editor meant to say was that gambling
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gambling & cultureI was just saying to a group today that other countries are far ahead of the US when it comes to “harm minimization” in gambling. Here’s a case where, many in the industry say, minimization goes too far: regular reminders to gamblers that they are…gambling.
You can’t help but notice that poker is ubuquitous on television these days. New Jersey assemblywomen Joan Voss has, and she thinks that those who profit from the Hold’Em craze should pitch in when it comes to helping those with a problem.
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gambling & cultureThe LA Times has a great article about Ted Ngoy, the one-time Los Angeles “doughnut king” who, thanks in part to a severe gambling problem and some bad decisions, is now homeless. It’s thought-provoking reading, to say the least.
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life in vegas“Don’t give me that addiction crap. Your generation’s always passing the buck, looking for excuses. If only you learned there’s no free lunch in this world.” –Some old guy in a gym responding to a columnist’s contention that gambling leads to addiction which “leads to embezzlement, bankruptcies, family problems, domestic violence and other social ills.”
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gambling & cultureEstonia, the small Baltic republic and recent addition to the European Union, apparently has had some problems with problem gamblers.
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gambling & cultureRemember a while back there was a flurry of stories about how seniors that gambled were healthier than those who didn’t? At the time, I predicted that before long there would be another study that contradicted those findings. Well, the other shoe has dropped. Here comes a study, from Yale no less, that claims (based
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UncategorizedAs if the whole Neopets controversy isn’t enough, how about this article from Canada.com? Internet wagering is a growing phenomenon among adolescents because they love the thrill of risk and are comfortable with interactive games, gambling experts said yesterday. “There are more kids gaining access to Internet gambling because there are more and more teens
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