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06 Feb 12 - Addiction Problem Gambling News
The naked truth
In other words, anything that has the ability to create a spike in dopamine, the chemical that controls the brain's reward and pleasure centres, has the potential to be addictive - be it alcohol, shopping, gambling or sex.
Casino opens near Kan. speedway, but addiction treatment experts are bracing ...
Duane Olberding, executive director of Professional Treatment Services LLC in Lawrence, said about 1 percent to 2 percent of people who gamble end up with addiction problems. He has no doubt the new casino will attract new entrants into the gambling ...
Retiring foe of gaming addiction warns against online gambling
By Keith M. Phaneuf The retiring chief of the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling used one of his final appearances before the legislature to press Monday for several new safeguards to accompany any new online gaming program.
Addict speaks about the burden of gambling
But beyond the politics, there is of course the very real issue of problem gambling addiction and the damage that can cause to families and finances.
New report looks at addiction, gambling
Addiction and problem gambling are the issues addressed in the newest report from the United Way's Social Research and Planning Council.
Worker steals from boss to feed son's gambling addiction
A Far South Coast mother stole more than $1.1 million from her employers, using every cent of the funds to feed her son's crippling gambling addiction, Wollongong District Court heard yesterday. Diane Felkin spent nearly seven years defrauding a ...
Robbie Williams criticised for launching poker site
The money he makes should go to addiction charities.” The forecefulness of her stance was undercut somewhat by the fact she has a hilarious name.
Our View: Gambling not an addict's problem alone
The factors that have contributed heavily to the increase in this addiction remain. The Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling announced that the calls to its help line dropped from 14380 in 2010 to 13528 last year. But the same organization reported ...
Gambling, an Australian addiction not worth betting on
That relationship has expanded into lucrative gaming and casino ventures, with James Packer's Crown Holdings owning Casino's from Melbourne to Macau.
Some worried gambling amendment won't address addiction
Another issue some want addressed more extensively is that of problem gambling spikes that will presumably occur in areas with casinos if the amendment passes.
Gambling addiction brings agencies together
Janice Mercredi, with the BC Responsible and Problem Gambling Program, speaks at a community dialogue presentation. By Cara Brady - Vernon Morning Star Gambling is here to stay in the community and so are the benefits and challenges.
Gambling addict sentenced for Neighbourhood Watch theft
"You used the proceeds either directly for gambling through pokie machines or to meet living expenses you couldn't otherwise afford due to your addiction to gambling," he said. But he suspended a seven-month prison sentence and put the woman on a bond ...
Bishop says church's stance on gambling hypocritical
Isn't that the heights of hypocrisy? After all, many see that as a form of gambling," he said. Bishop Thomas pointed out that not everyone who gambled was an addict, but those who did should know that the benefits gained were wrong.
Online gambling has social costs, lawmakers told
An online chat is available at problemgambling.org. HARTFORD -- If Connecticut legalizes online gambling, it must prepare for the consequences of more addicts stealing and putting stress on their families, lawmakers were told Monday.
ATM at Warragul pokies venue found key to teen's death
His parents also knew of his problem. The coroner, EC Batt, stated in his findings that access to an ATM inside the venue fuelled Mr Van Berlo's gambling addiction. “There is a strong inference arising from the circumstances of the young person's death ...
Study: drug addict's brains wired for addiction, linked to family ties
Although this study focused on cocaine user's brains, there are other unhealthy addictions, including addiction to narcotics and prescription medicines, alcohol, tobacco, overeating, and gambling, which may show similar differences as this study found.
There's nothing voluntary about addiction
Following PM Gillard and Mr Wilkie's weekend meeting in Hobart, speculation is running thick and fast, that the Government is planning to walk away from strong national reform on problem gambling. Rather than making reforms mandatory and strong, ...
My life as a pokies addict: I lost everything I loved
It's important that I don't think too much about what I lost to gambling because looking back just makes me hate myself.
Gambling industry are no dopes
Compare this to gambling where experts say up to 500000 Australians are at risk of becoming, or are, problem gamblers, and that one in six Australians who play the pokies regularly will develop a serious addiction. It's arguable then that the number of ...
Pokie users gamble with addiction
One in five pokie users across the country is at risk of becoming addicted to the gambling machines, with some turning to crime to fund their habit, says Problem Gambling Foundation counsellor Stewart Best. The Hamilton counsellor said a large number ...
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