Gambling

help-line director for the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling, only 5% of their callers are sports gamblers. Clearly, the vast majority of sports gamblers don’t end up pathologically addicted, but when it happens, it can be one of the most devastating forms of gambling. According to Brian Kongsvik, sports gamblers represent 56% of their callers with gambling debts over $90,000. That’s why it is critically important for sports gambling to be fully legalized. Yes, that may seem…

Is online gambling a threat to the U.S.’s economy? Seeing that the matter of gambling over the internet has been particularly controversial in recent years, since of the deleterious effect it seems to have had on our economy, it certainly seems that we can hold online gambling websites as one of the multiple culprits of our country's money loss. Citizens all across America are losing millions of dollars collectively due to their payments to online websites such as FanDuel and DraftKings,…

dangerous, life threatening, and money sucking habit of gambling on the internet. With more and more users becoming…

The lottery is very simply a form of gambling in which participants bet a sum of money on a particular, uncertain, event occurring; which is, in this case, specific numbers being randomly picked. Although the lottery was, at one time, illegal in the United States it has since made it’s recovery upon being re-legalized in the name of the government making money without raising taxes. Since its revitalization per the United States government, the lottery is not only alive but also alive and well.…

have true gambling addictions are unable to adhere to goals that involve abstinence. It takes too much effort and doesn’t deal with the route problem. This article cannot help you deal with the route problems, but it will help you see goals for what they are, so that you do not fall into the same mind traps that so many other addicts have fallen into. Using Goals To Recover From A Gambling Addiction There are four situations you have to worry about when you are recovering from a gambling…

In the article, “Promoting Lotteries”: Is it right to encourage gambling? by William Pride Lotteries became legal in the United States after 1964. Lotteries are a way of hope for low income families. Gambling lotteries are one of the common advertisements in the low- income community. Why do the states have gambling advertising around the low income communities? As you walk in the neighborhood you could see the advertising in the bodega windows and you also see posters of winners. Those posters…

over the past three decades. Before the 1970’s, casino gambling was only legal in Nevada and Atlantic City, New Jersey. Since then, nearly 30 states have legalized casino gambling. Many states have legalized casino gambling because of the huge possibilities for economic growth..The word casino originated in Italy, and means a building that is specifically built for pleasure. Casinos are most known for being equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc. There are two primary forms of…

When people hear the word gambling, people normally think of Las Vegas and casinos for a weekend of fun. But gambling is not all fun and games like in Vegas; it turns into a compulsion. In the Asian community, many Asian Americans gamble to celebrate, and it’s not usually seen as a serious problem. This has become an underlying dilemma for Asian Americans because gambling for enjoyment is one thing, but when it becomes a disorder, that is a serious issue. It is a prevalent among Asian Americans…

benefits of legalizing gambling has been proven but, unfortunately for people who live in Hawaii, the state does not want to take a step in that direction. In multiple states like Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey where gambling has been legalized each state has witnessed the benefits. Lower or no illegal gambling crime, Money for the state, and more jobs for the citizens. There is no doubt that Hawaii has financial issues, The money that the state will get from gambling can help fill that…

Indian Gaming Promotes Native American Sovereignty by William Thompson and Diana R. Dever depict how effective Native American community gambling has provoked sovereignty. Thus, gambling will be effective in achieving high goals in the future. It’s mentioned in the article: gaming has increased jobs to Native American lands. For many of the tribes, Indian gaming is the first successful encounter that gives the employees confidence and capital to go into other businesses. The employees that are…