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    Short History of Gambling in the United States of America According to the Commission on the Review of National Policy toward Gamblinggambling in the United States grossed over $40 billion dollars in 1995 (Dunstan‚ 1997). Professor I. Nelson Rose describes three waves of gambling during the history of the colonies and the United States. The first of these waves began during the start of this great nation and lasted until the mid-1800s. The second wave was at the end of our Civil War and lasted

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    of chance. Today this has developed into a multi-billion dollar worldwide phenomenon- the gambling industry. While the total number of gambling enterprises has fallen in recent years the overall number of people employed in the industry has increases‚ suggesting that enterprises are now larger than they were a decade ago. The way people bet has been revolutionised of recent years with the online gambling industry taking over the traditional high street bookmakers. Betting exchanges on the internet

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    constraints; however‚ when people take themselves to an abusive level of necessity‚ it becomes dangerous for them and all those surround them. Gambling has a number of negative effects that distinguish it from other challenging activities; some of these issues are: addictions‚ family problems and bankruptcy. Gambling is not only a problem in the United States. Gambling is a big problem many other countries such as England and Whales (Department for Culture‚ Media and

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    EXCESSIVE GAMBLING in Australia Good morning/ afternoon Pastor xxx and fellow classmates. Today I would like to talk to you about the topic- excessive gambling. During my talk‚ I will be covering the following areas: 1.What is gambling? 2.What is excessive gambling? 3.Reasons for excessive gambling + statistics on excessive gambling in Australia. 4.The problems of excessive gambling. 5.How to stop excessive gambling 6.Opinions on gambling from different point of views. To my first point

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    Gambling is filled with ethical problems‚ having an addiction to gambling could ruin a persons career more importantly life. On the other hand some people could control themselves and quit while they are ahead. Paragraph 1: After reading several articles and chapters on gambling‚ I found a lot of people giving there opinions from both sides of the spectrum. The first article I read was an article from “LIBERTARIAN MONEY”. The titles pretty much self explanatory‚ this article was very liberal and

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    SWOT and Strategy Evaluation Gambling On Gambling and Casinos Benjamin Bragd PHL/320(BSGE1HBQR7) July 6‚ 2015 John Pries SWOT and Strategy Evaluation Gambling Introduction Some people dream of monster trucks‚ yachts‚ and extravagant homes with horses running at large. I often dream of having these things and have confidence that others dream of these things too. Have you heard one of the following sayings‚ “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence” or “Trying to keep

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    My father moved from the North to the South after the officially unification of the North and South Vietnam in 1975. He met my mother‚ and they got married. My parents and most of my extended family aren’t big on gambling‚ so I personally never understood the appeal and thrill of gambling. A couple years ago‚ my parents had sent me to study abroad with the hope that I am able to have a better education in the United States. Once I started to go to college here‚ I have a broader perspective about the

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    Ethical Problems of Gambling An addiction to gambling can be as alcoholism and drug addiction. Gambling is a chronic though gradual condition that occurs when an individual is unable to control the impulse to participate in gambling‚‭ ‬regardless of the impact that it may have on one‭’‬s life. The disorder frequently leads to stress‚‭ ‬extensive debt‚‭ ‬a gradually worsened gambling problem especially if the procedure is left untreated. Although gambling has a clear financial effect

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    and threatening the cards to obey. Gambling is quickly becoming one of the favorite activities for many Americans. Where else could you have this kind of excitement with the potential to make money instead of lose it? Only amidst the flashing and heat of the casino lights can a person really let their money turn their brain into an emotional feeding frenzy. This rush‚ like any other high‚ has psychological and chemical impacts to a person. You could link gambling to any other drug that equates to

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    Gambling is a distraction for most people‚ something to look forward to on a vacation or the occasional trip to the racetrack. However‚ there are others who can’t control their interest in gambling. Instead of doing it on an occasional basis‚ it becomes an everyday activity and a cruel addiction. Individuals who become addicted to gambling often get overwhelmed by the activity and allow it to become the dominant thing in their lives at the expense of themselves and their family. Addiction Addicted

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