When I drifted into Mississippi in 1965, an illusionary state law insisted liquor sales were flat out illegal. Which, I discovered, didn#x92;t mean you couldn#x92;t buy it. That was left up to the individual county sheriffs, who were elected according to how local voters felt about their wet-versus-dry platform. Wet sheriffs supplemented their income from [...]
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A childs temperament at age three could indicate whether theyre at risk for developing a gambling problem in adulthood, a recent study says.
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One of the biggest stories in tech and gaming this year is the coming collision of real online gambling and social-networking casino games. The enthusiasm for the intersection of social games and online gambling was obvious at the Global iGaming Summit amp; Expo, an annual event in its 12th year that is taking place this [...]
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THE focus on Chris Sandows weight is hiding what appears to be the real issue with the Parramatta halfback – his gambling habits. Its reached the point where his mum is coming to Sydney from Cherbourg to help him through these difficult days. Its unclear whether she will be in Sydney for the long run [...]
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HONG KONG — The casino operator Galaxy Entertainment said Thursday that it planned to invest 16 billion Hong Kong dollars in the second phase of its latest resort in Macau, the world’s largest gambling destination. Homegrown Asian casino companies like Galaxy are stepping up their game in Macau, where they are competing against Las Vegas [...]
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Duncan, 41, said she is a gambling addict, someone who cannot control the urge to place high-stakes bets with the hopes of winning big. That kind of excitement can create an alternate reality that bears no resemblance to a person#x92;s real life, no thought for anything beyond the next bet. #x93;It was exciting,#x94; Duncan said. [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY Missouri lawmakers are considering allowing casinos to lend money to patrons, something opponents say could make things worse for those with gambling addictions. lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the House Financial Institutions Committee added the change onto a banking bill Wednesday with no debate. Committee members endorsed it by a 13-1 vote, [...]
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How did gambling in our society so quickly go from vice to virtue, and from being perceived as a social disease to an economicasset? A generation ago, it was considered to be a form of greed, covetousness and avarice. Its silent creep into current society is undermining the traditional work ethic so essential to competing [...]
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BOSTON – BOSTON (AP) The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is pressing lawmakers and Gov. Deval Patrick to push back a key deadline for the panel to take over the regulation of horse racing and simulcasting, saying the expanded duties will make it harder to get new casinos up and running. Commission chairman Steven Crosby said Tuesday [...]
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DSM 5s announcement that the psychiatric diagnostic manual will, for the first time, call something addictive that doesnt involve substance abuse — gambling — has opened the floodgates. It is intriguing to consider how gambling was placed in this category, since there isnt an addiction task force for DSM 5, only a substance-related-disorders one. So [...]
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