News tagged with gamblers
Adolescents' gambling a part of a cluster of problem behaviors
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's Research ...
Casino gambling: Hold 'em or fold 'em?
Oct 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People who gamble at casinos know when to hold 'em -- or quit while they're ahead -- but have trouble deciding when to fold 'em when they're behind, says a University of Michigan researcher.
Researchers develop new method to study gambling addictions
Jun 17, 2009 |
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UBC researchers have created the world's first animal laboratory experiment to successfully model human gambling. The advance will help scientists develop and test new treatments for gambling addictions, a devastating condition ...
Winning responses to near-misses: Research provides insight into compulsive gambling
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Why do people gamble if they know that the house always wins? Researchers at the University of Cambridge argue that near-misses, where the gambler narrowly misses out on the jackpot, may provide part of the answer.
Older problem gamblers may face greater suicide risk than younger counterparts, study finds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Compared to their younger counterparts, older problem gamblers who ask casinos to bar them from returning are three to four times more likely to do so because they fear they will kill themselves if they don't stop betting, ...
Pajama gamblers could lose their shirts: Online gambling can be dangerously comfortable
Oct 14, 2008 |
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People who gamble from the comfort of their home tend to think they're more in control of their gambling than people who gamble in casinos, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
