News tagged with gambling
Going for broke
(PhysOrg.com) -- Natasha Schull recalls how in the late 1990s she began observing people in Las Vegas transfixed for hours at video poker and slot machines. What, she wondered, kept them glued to machines ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 20, 2009 |
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Gambling industry pushes efforts to legalize online betting
Backed by a powerful House member, the online gambling industry is waging a campaign in Congress to legalize Internet betting, saying it will continue regardless of its legal status and can be regulated and taxed if not outlawed. ...
May 13, 2009 |
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Bill to allow online gambling heading for US Congress
A US congressman announced plans Tuesday to introduce legislation that would allow online gambling in the United States.
May 05, 2009 |
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Online gambling a bad bet for America, U. of I. expert says
(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 ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 01, 2009 |
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Novel effort in Minnesota seeks ISP gambling block
(AP) -- Minnesota officials are trying a novel tactic to block online gambling sites - using a federal law that enables restrictions on phone calls used for wagering.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Gambling ban would reverse recession, new book says
Legalized gambling is weighing down a global economy already mired in its deepest downturn since the Great Depression, according to a new collection of research that renews decades-old calls to outlaw betting.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Parkinson's disease medication triggers destructive behaviors
A new study conducted at Mayo Clinic reports that one in six patients receiving therapeutic doses of certain drugs for Parkinson's disease develops new-onset, potentially destructive behaviors, notably compulsive gambling ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 08, 2009 |
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US online gambling laws against WTO rules: EU
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.
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Winning responses to near-misses: Research provides insight into compulsive gambling
Why do people gamble if they know that the house always wins? Researchers at the University of Cambridge argue that near-misses, where the gambler narrowly misses out on the jackpot, may provide part of the answer.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 11, 2009 |
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