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 […]
Tag Archives: gambling
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 […]
An employee at a northeast Albuquerque sports bar is facing a commercialgambling charge after state investigators discovered a Super Bowl pool wasrun there.John Webb, 40, who holds the liquor license at Howie's Sports Page, wascited Tuesday, said Peter Olson, state Department of Public Safetyspokesman. The bar was cited Sunday for commercial gambling and sellingalcohol to […]
A gambling racket has been busted in the capital with the arrest of 13people, police said. Rajesh Sharma, a resident of Lalita Park in east Delhiwho was allegedly organising gambling activities in his home, was nabbedwith 12 others Tuesday, Delhi Police said. Police recovered Rs.300,000 incash, two packets of playing cards, 35 tokens and 12 […]
Oregon middle-school students are invited to enter artwork for a 2008calendar that will be used to increase problem gambling awareness. Anestimated 75,000 adult Oregonians experience problems related to theirgambling, which also impacts children and families. "This is a chance forstudents both to learn more about the risks of gambling and to capture theattention of parents […]
It's home to Gambling911.com, which is purely an industry-focused news andinformation website, and soon may be home to a number of online gamblingentities that actually take bets from around the globe. Alberta Canada isseriously considering regulation of online gambling. Maxine Maudie of SunMedia reports that a spokesman for the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commissionyesterday said […]