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    commercials that would air promoting online poker or the daily fantasy with the all-day tournaments, the lottery ticket machines in gas stations and convenient stores, and so forth. Gambling regulations have brought forth 3 concrete sides being gamblers themselves, casino operators, and those who decide gambling regulations whether at the federal level or state thus allowing myself to take a position in the argument of gambling regulations. A topic of gambling

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    rebalance itself and can induce epigenetic changes that can last a life time” (p. 145). I have learned from reading the book Uppers, Downers, All Rounders’, 8th edition written by Inaba & Cohen (2014) reveals gambling is a serious addiction for the gambler. There are four levels of gambling that classify as an addiction that I did not know, so that was new insight

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    clinical statistics were compared using analysis-of-variance (ANOVAs) tests with Tukey’s post hoc analysis. Per their results, people suffering from Internet addiction had comparable increased levels of the impulsivity trait than those of pathological gamblers. Also, the severity

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    case that would be gamblers have just won a small amount of money through gambling. This becomes the incentive to start gambling. As the process continues, gamblers win a little amount, while they lose a far greater value. The deception of gambling lies in the fact that the little amount of money that people eventually do win, causes them to believe that they are capable of making more money in the same way. The happiness on winning a little overshadows the fact that the gambler has lost a far greater

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    common EF deficits, and it has since been amended to be a behavioural addiction the in the DSM-V (APA, 2013). The divisive topic of screening and diagnosis could have serious consequences on the quality of care, or form of therapy, a pathological gambler may receive or decide to enter. Whether they legitimately

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    source of state revenue via taxation, a fun social activity, and a pernicious influence on society. Because of this influence, certain people are subject to the high-risk, addictive aspect of gambling and in result, become what are known as problem gamblers. The major flaws in regard to current gambling policies revolve around social issues being inferior to economic benefits of state revenues. This belief exists because the social costs of gambling are too difficult to measure despite the repercussions

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    Abstract Gambling has become a serious headache for individuals who are unable to control their desire for the game. Careless gambling has destroyed jobs, relationships and souls. The purpose of this paper is to present the problem factors by discussing the ethical problems of gambling and the difference concepts between Deontology, Virtue Ethics Theories and Relativism Perspective. When you consider the unfortunate ones, this argument is particularly influential. The latest gambling

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    found that out of the 1,808 respondents gambling was ranked as their community’s number one issue. (Asian-Nation) With the unexpectedly high percentage a follow-up poll was distributed, 21% of the respondents openly considered themselves pathological gamblers, and 16% more labeled

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    The White Sox's were the favorite for the game but in the end the Reds had won the game 10-5. This was a major upset and before the first pitch there had been talk of a fixed game. The game was actually fixed so that the Reds would win the game. Gamblers had payed some of the White Sox players to lose the game. The people that had to gain from the White Sox's loss were the people that put bets on the Reds to win the game. The White Sox's were the favorite so they would have a lot of people betting

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    ever had to lie to people important to you about how much you gamble?” It has a sensitivity of 0.99 and any positive answer will detect a pathological gambler. There are also short interventions that can be delivered. These brief interventions are usually used for patients with a substance addiction but since then, has shown to work well with gamblers. George and Chima states that, “the logic of brief interventions is that it prevents the progression as an addictive behavior.” Gambling can very much

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