Gambling is on the rise among young people between the ages of 18 and 24,according to a survey commissioned by the Responsible Gambling Council.The survey, which examined the gambling behaviours and attitudes of 3,604young adults in Ontario, said poker games and online gambling have grown inpopularity since 2001. Anik Bay, a project co-ordinator with the […]
Jay Melancon hunkered down in an auditorium chair for his morning psychologyclass at the University of Minnesota, flipped open his laptop and logged on.The instructor yammered on at the front of the room, but Melancon wasn'tlistening. He was exhausted from staying up all night playing online poker.Now, sitting in the back of the class, he […]
There is an old adage that one of the worst things that can happen to afellow is to win a bet on a horse at a young age. Buttressing that homespunhorse sense with statistics and psychological evidence, Rep. Deborah Fellelaof Johnston pitched her bill to raise the minimum age to gamble in RhodeIsland from 18 […]
The Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling and the Problem Gamblers HelpNetwork of West Virginia are conducting a free workshop March 9 at MarshallUniversity titled "Missed or Dismissed? Problem Gambling OverlookedDiagnosis." Scheduled from 9 a.m. until noon with three hours of continuingeducation credits available, the symposium will be conducted by a panel ofprofessionals whose work has […]
Legislators want the state to have a say in selecting presidential nominees.That might happen if legislation that would move up the date of the primaryby a month next year, to Feb. 5, 2008, is passed. It is supported by membersof both parties. Republicans and Democrats alike are pushing to move theprimary election from the first […]
These days, 10,000 Norwegian citizens are finding a questionnaire by SINTEFHealth Research in their post-boxes. The form has been sent to a randomsample of the population aged between16 and 74. The main focus of the surveyis cash gambling, ranging from scratchcards and Lotto to one-armed banditsand Internet poker. "For the survey to offer a true […]
Handheld computers have simplified many activities. Individuals can surf theWeb, text message their friends, buy a new pair of pants, and, increasingly,try to hit the jackpot in the lottery. Market research firm Juniper Researchexpects the worldwide mobile gambling market to grow from US$1.35 billion in2006 to $16.6 billion by 2011 — and the increase is […]
Behaviors associated with impulse control-including compulsive shopping,hypersexuality, binge eating and pathological gambling-have been associatedwith dopamine agonists, medications used to treat Parkinson's disease. Instudies examining the relationship between dopamine agonists and compulsivegambling, the likelihood of gambling problems was unrelated to themedication dosage. This suggests that an underlying trait may interact withthe drugs and make an individual […]
Under current North Dakota law, a race is defined as a live event wherehorses run to see who comes in first. And it's going to stay that way. OnMonday, the state House defeated a measure that would have expanded thedefinition to include horse races run on a prior date. The North DakotaHorse Park in Fargo […]
Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields wants to remove the $500 gamblinglimit every two hours and impose a one percent tax increase on casinos.Money generated from those changes would be directed at a new scholarshipprogram available to all high school graduates attending a public or privateMissouri higher education institution. The exact amount of each scholarshipwould depend […]
US scientists have found an association between the characteristics ofincreased risk for compulsive gambling and Parkinson's disease medication.Dr. Valerie Voon from National Institute of Neurological Disorders andStroke in Bethesda and colleagues found that patients with Parkinson'sdisease who developed pathological gambling when receiving dopamine agonistshad a younger age at Parkinson's disease onset, higher novelty-seekingscores, a personal […]
BLACKPOOL bus drivers could go hungry in a row over one-armed bandits.Transport bosses have told more than 400 workers they will lose their staffcanteen if they vote to get rid of a pair of fruit machines. Around 30disgruntled workers have approached union bosses saying they are spendingtoo much money on the machines – some reportedly […]
Americas Watchdog discovered the new legislation has had little effect withOnline Casinos. With the exception of one indictment, its been business asusual, or the off-shore online casinos have invented new schemes tocircumvent the new US laws. After the 2006 legislation was signed by thePresident; many casinos in England or other countries moved their onlinegaming/casino web […]
Chinese gambling revenue in Macau has topped that of the Las Vegas Strip andwill more than double again by 2010, the president and chief operatingofficer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. predicted on Monday. Sands this year isopening a "Venetian" resort that shares the name of its Vegas casino andwill be one of the first examples […]