News tagged with gamblers
Study shows pigeons like to gamble
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of pigeons shows that, like human gamblers, they love to gamble on the off chance they will win big rather than taking a smaller, but more certain payout.
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Study: The right strategy doesn't guarantee advantage in auctions, real estate or stock market
Who wouldn't pay a penny for a sports car? That's the mentality some popular online auctions take advantage of -- the opportunity to get an expensive item for very little money.
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Half-time gamblers give stock market insight
Computer-modelled comparison of online football gamblers' behaviour during play and during half-time shows distinct real-time differences, begging the question what motivates betting behaviour when play is ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Study provides insights into the roots of gamblers' fallacies and other superstitions
Gamblers who think they have a "hot hand," only to end up walking away with a loss, may nonetheless be making "rational" decisions, according to new research from University of Minnesota psychologists. The study finds that ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Problem gamblers provoked by 'near misses' to gamble more
The brains of problem gamblers react more intensely to "near misses" than casual gamblers, possibly spurring them on to play more, according to new research in the May 5 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The re ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 04, 2010 |
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11 charged in US crackdown on online poker
Eleven people have been charged with bank fraud, money laundering, illegal gambling and other offenses in a crackdown on the three largest online poker companies operating in the United States.
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Chasing the pot of gold: Researchers study gambling subtypes and treatment outcomes
Approximately two million adults in the United States meet criteria for pathological gambling, and another four to six million are considered problem gamblers, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. A study ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Dealt a bad hand: Pathological gamblers are also at risk for mental health disorders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pathological gamblers are risking more than their money, they are also three times more likely to commit suicide than non-betters. A new Montreal inter-university study has shown these ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Reckless betting, losing caused by gamblers' winning streaks
"Know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em" is an adage that doesn't seem to apply to gamblers who are winning big, according to research conducted at the University of Notre Dame.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Four kinds of compulsive gamblers identified
Disorganised and emotionally unstable, poorly adapted, suffering from alcohol problems, impulsive, or with a "globally adapted" personality. These are the features of the four diagnosed types of compulsive ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Proximity likely cause of gambling problems
New research from Swinburne University has found that living or working near gambling venues could have a direct effect on problem gambling.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Brain potentials reveal spectator effect
The neurological responses caused by observing somebody else playing a game have been uncovered. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience found differing responses for neutral observers, compared to tho ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Genetic factors may be linked with development of disordered gambling among women and men
Genetic influences appear important in the development of gambling disorders in both women and men, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 07, 2010 |
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No limit to pokies problem
Problem gamblers are being created at a rate of almost one for every new poker machine introduced, new research has found.
Jan 08, 2010 |
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BetOnSports fined $28 million, gets probation
(AP) -- Defunct online gambling site BetOnSports.com has been sentenced to probation and a $28.2 million fine that lawyers on both sides say probably will never be paid.
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value (referred to as "the stakes") 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 and may be regulated by one of many gaming control boards, for example, the Nevada Gaming Control Board. However, this distinction is not universally observed in the English-speaking world. For instance, in the UK, the regulator of gambling activities is called the Gambling Commission (not the Gaming Commission). Also, the word gaming is frequently used to describe activities that do not involve wagering, especially online.
Gambling is also a major international commercial activity, with the legal gambling market totaling an estimated $335 billion in 2009. In other forms, gambling can be conducted with materials which have a value, but aren't real money; for example, games like Pogs or Magic: The Gathering.
For more information about Gambling, read the full article at
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