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Zynga mulls online gambling market

(AP) -- Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market - online gambling.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Internet gambling on the rise in Australia

(Medical Xpress) -- Internet gambling is on the rise in Australia according to new research from the University of Sydney and Southern Cross University, with factors such as convenience and ease of access ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online gambling fight now about when, who -- not if

(AP) -- The fight to fully legalize online gambling in the U.S. is now less about whether Americans will be able to play and more about who will bring the action to them - and when.

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created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

French gambler sues government for not blocking poker sites

A French gambling addict is suing the government for 100,000 euros ($133,000) because it failed to prevent him from accessing online poker sites, his lawyer said on Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Self-help not effective for problem gamblers

(Medical Xpress) -- Australia's first guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of problem gamblers highlight the importance of professional help for the thousands of Australians who struggle to control their ...

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created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hearing airs tribes' issues with Internet gambling

(AP) -- Native American tribes said Thursday they want their share of the jobs and revenue if online gambling is allowed in the U.S, but they don't want to lose their sovereignty to get it.

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created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Impulsive versus controlled men: Disinhibited brains and disinhibited behavior

Impulsive individuals tend to display aggressive behavior and have challenges ranging from drug and alcohol abuse, to problem gambling and difficult relationships. They are less able to adapt to different social situations. ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Stakes are high for problem gamblers

(Medical Xpress) -- People with gambling problems are unlikely to identify as having a problem or to seek help unless they have experienced serious impacts or harms, according to new research released today.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The next frontier in gambling: E-gaming

Bally Technologies Inc. showcased its most popular games, including Cash Spin, on several platforms here this month at the Global Gaming Expo.

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created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feds: Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme

(AP) -- An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said ...

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created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How too many options can impair the ability to make skillful choices

A study by Columbia Business School Professor Sheena Iyengar, S. T. Lee Professor of Business, Management, and Emir Kamenica, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, found the more ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Major online poker room ordered to halt operations

One of the largest online poker rooms, Full Tilt Poker, was ordered Wednesday to immediately halt operations by authorities on the Channel Island of Alderney, where it is registered, the regulator said.

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created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Betting on good luck and 4-leaf clovers: Connection between impulsivity, superstitions

Research led by the University of Cambridge has found a link between impulsivity and flawed reasoning (such as believing in superstitious rituals and luck) in problem gamblers.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is the description-experience gap in risky choice limited to rare events?

Psychology researchers at the University of Alberta have found an interesting wrinkle in the decision- making process people use when gambling: People confronted with risky choices respond differently when they rely on past ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First guilty plea in US online poker case

The American president of a Costa Rica-based company is facing up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally processing payments for Internet poker firms.

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created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gambling

Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period.

The term gaming in this context typically refers to instances in which the activity has been specifically permitted by law. The two words are not mutually exclusive; i.e., a “gaming” company offers (legal) “gambling” activities to the public. This distinction is not universally observed in the English-speaking world, however. For instance, in the UK, the regulator of gambling activities is called the Gambling Commission (not the Gaming Commission).

For more information about Gambling, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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