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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 ...
Online gambling a bad bet for America, U. of I. expert says
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May 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Gambling addictions would soar and an already-sputtering economy could sink into ruin if Congress overturns a decades-old ban on Internet gambling, a University of Illinois professor and national ...
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Adolescents' gambling a part of a cluster of problem behaviors
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- 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 ...
US appeals court nixes Internet gambling challenge
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A U.S. appeals court has upheld an Internet gambling ban in a challenge filed by an association of off-shore bookies.
Bill to allow online gambling heading for US Congress
May 05, 2009 |
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A US congressman announced plans Tuesday to introduce legislation that would allow online gambling in the United States.
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 ...
Families suffer from problem gambling
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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Many people perceive gambling to be a harmless recreational activity. However, it is estimated that six to eight million people in the United States personally suffer from a gambling related problem. This problem seems to ...
Not knowing when to fold 'em
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Parolees with a gambling habit may resort to criminal activities and substance abuse when they are released from prison if there are few community supports to help them re-integrate, a new ...
Prison gambling associated with crime, substance abuse when offenders re-enter community
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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Parolees with a gambling habit may resort to criminal activities and substance abuse when they are released from prison if there are few community supports to help them re-integrate, a University of Alberta study has concluded.
US online gambling laws against WTO rules: EU
Mar 26, 2009 |
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The European Commission said Thursday that US laws restricting online gambling went against WTO rules but that Brussels would seek a negotiated solution to the dispute.
Estimated 750,000 problem gamblers among America's youth
May 06, 2008 |
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Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
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.
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