Rationale Good Morning Judges‚ my topic is gambling and the effects that it has on families. I chose this theme because when gambling problems are thought of in society the attention is often geared towards the emotions of the gambler but not a lot of attention is placed on the family who unfairly tend to suffer as much as the gambler himself. Gambling is the attempt to gain money‚ goods or service without an equal commitment to mutual exchange. In this sense‚ one must lose for another to gain
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Social Problems Created by Gambling Submitted to Ms. Joyce Lim Senior Executive MEMO TO: Ms Joyce Lim FROM: Andy Tan‚ Executive‚ Ministry for Home Affairs DATE: 28 September‚ 2012 SUBJECT: How to minimize social problems arising from gambling As you requested on August 2012‚ our report outlines the findings into how to minimize social problems arising from gambling. Since casino started operations‚ casino-related crimes have been occurring on average
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Why Gambling Should be Illegal By amerten‚ Hopedale‚ MA More by this author Email me when amerten contributes work Image Credit: Andy G.‚ Phoenix‚ AZ Did you know that 40% of all problem gamblers started gambling before they were seventeen? Or that problem gambling causes the most suicides out of all the recognized addictions? Even with these facts‚ the most startling truth is that not one federal dollar‚ out of the billions collected in gambling taxes‚ has been spent to treat or help
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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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Gambling is a form of entertainment that is responsibly enjoyed by most people. However for some‚ it has become highly destructive as it ruins lives and destroys families. Every year‚ Australians spend $1.1 billion on gambling‚ this includes betting on horse races‚ buying lottery tickets‚ bingo‚ poker machines‚ a night out in the casino or any other ways of winning or losing‚ the total amount is increasing every year. Mr Charles Kenna‚ lecturer in psychology at the University of New South Wales
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the Psychological Disorder of Pathological Gambling The nature of gambling is not a new phenomenon in the twenty-first century. A historical context of the history of gambling begins before the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. The history of humankind notes that the birth of gambling began 4‚000 years ago. In Larry L. Ashley’s and Karmen K. Boehlke’s article titled‚ Pathological Gambling: A General Overview‚ illustrates the historical traces of gambling from the country of China to the United States
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Another interesting area of Sports Gambling is how it affects the Brain like Drugs. Around two years back‚ researchers and mental health experts chose to characterize problem gambling as a behavioral addiction‚ the first of its kind‚ placing it in a class of disorders that additionally incorporates substance abuse. The explanation behind this change originates from neuroscience research‚ which has demonstrated that sports gambling addicts have a considerable measure just the same as drug and alcohol
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Pathological Gambling Treatment is the Brain; You Can Bet on It! Alcoholism‚ substance use disorders‚ and process addictions‚ or behavioral addictions such as pathological gambling may affect the brain in the same way‚ according to some experts. Research at Imperial College London has identified two areas of the brain that scientists believe cause pathological gambling. The study showed that the connections in the brain responsible for impulse control may be weaker in problem gamblers. “Gambling addiction
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explored the relationship between gambling and health status. Both compulsive and pathological gambling are disorders related to obsession-compulsive disorder. The data supports the notion that gambling does affect with non-gambling health problems. The purpose of this article is to provide the information between gambling behaviors and substance use disorders‚ health associations‚ screening and treatment options for problem and pathological gambling. Pathological gambling is an addictive and stress proposing
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The Case Against Gambling Gambling is impoverishing America. It is taking the money needed to feed and clothe children. It is destroying the moral fabric of our nation. It is increasing the wealth of the crime syndicates. Since part of the money is being used to buy off politicians‚ it is corrupting our political system on all levels‚ It is causing otherwise good citizens to enter crime‚ in order to pay off gambling debts. It is causing an increase in suicides. Because of the poverty and crime
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