Latest in News - Problem Gambling

Pokies ACT Trial
Loophole Identified

Gambling addicts may easily be able
to avoid setting limits on their spending under the proposed trial
of poker machines in the ACT, club sector says.
The Canberra Times

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Casinos For kids

You can hear the sounds of excitement from afar. Look around.
Is there a window? A clock? A rectangular wall? Nope. You are in a rounded cocoon without boundaries of any sort.
The Huffington Post

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Bloodsport: Christians
Condemn Cockfighting

The blood sport is widespread in South Carolina because of the weakness of the state's law and consists of roosters fighting while spectators gamble. examiner.com

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Internet Addiction May
Change Brain In Ways Similar
To Drug, Alcohol Addiction

A similar phenomenon observed in
the brains of people with alcoholism and other impulse control disorders, such as gambling.
Yahoo! News

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MPs In Secret Talks With
Hotel Group Over Pokies

SENIOR Labor MPs have held
secret meetings with the Australian Hotels Association to thrash out alternative avenues for poker
machine reforms.
Canberra Times

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Priest Who Siphoned
$650K To Fuel Gambling
Habit May Get 3 Years

"Although the defendant had comforted and counseled others, he also enjoyed benefits and privileges not shared by others." Daily News

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Mother Stole £76,000
From Her Company To Fund Online Bingo Addiction

A mother who stole over £76,000 from her employers after becoming addicted to online bingo has been jailed for 16 months. Mail Online

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Clubs Claim Andrew Wilkie Celebrating Pokie Victory Too Soon

"The government's continuing refusal to announce a trial suggests they know the technology is a $3 billion lemon that will achieve nothing but the loss of people." The Australian

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Understanding Of Problem Gambling Lags In Washington

The state of Washington, as a whole, has taken steps to reduce gambling addiction in the past decade. Just how successful the state has been is difficult to say. The Seattle Times

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Risk Of Addiction

Under rules proposed by the
Ohio Lottery Commission, video
slot machines would be allowed
to flash and chime 24 hours a
day, seven days a week at horse racetracks.
Ohio.com

"Women's Toilet" Entrance
Leads To Gambling Dens

An illegal gambling operator thought putting the "Women's Toilet" sign on the door would hide the activities. Not so. The door is an entrance to
the gambling room.
The Star Online

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Codes Need To Kick
Their Gambling Addiction

Perhaps the football codes cannot help others tackle their gambling addiction because they are still battling their own. It's a sick dependency. Sydney Morning Herald

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Xenophon Fears PM Is
Selective On Pokies Advice

Senator Nick Xenophon has urged
the Productivity Commission
chairman to clarify the organisation's recommendations to reduce problem gambling.
Sydney Morning Herald

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State Fines Tropicana
$27,000 For Violations

New Jersey casino regulators have fined the Tropicana Casino $27,500
for allowing a 14-year-old to gamble last summer, as well as violating the rules of a card game.
NorthJersey

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Ban Gambling

Betting on animals is widespread
in AP. This is not at all a healthy development. Gambling destroys lives, particularly that of the poor. There are many families that have lost everything.
Deccan Chronicle

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Problem Gambling: You Got
To Know When To Fold 'Em

I worry about promoting gambling in general. Yes, it's legal. But for many, the closer they live to a casino, the higher the chances that they'll develop a problem. Psych Central

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Charges Of Illegal Betting Investigated At Auckland Tournament

The New Zealand man was seen using a handheld device, possibly to bet on specific points and take advantage of the delay of several seconds. CBS

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Senator Nick Xenophon
Targets Facebook Boss Mark Zuckerberg Over Gambling

The social networking site reportedly plans to use the UK as a testing ground for real-cash games, including virtual poker machines. Herald Sun

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Polish Court Rules To
Arrest Russian Ex-Prosecutor

The scandal around Ignatenko and other officials in the Moscow region government broke out in spring of 2011 when police uncovered a network of illegal casinos. Ria Novosti

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Apes 'Gamble Like Humans
By Calculating Odds'

Given the choice of a safe bet of a small piece of banana or a larger chunk of fruit hidden beneath one of a selection of shuffled cups, the apes chose to gamble. The Telegraph