Turning the Tables on Gambling

NGISC answered its own question by recommending a moratorium on \u003cbr\u003e\ngovernment approval of further Internet gambling and cutting off the availability of \u003cbr\u003e\nmoney by prohibiting wire transfers to known Internet \u003cb\u003egambling sites\u003c/b\u003e.15...

Gambling Addiction Recovery

Gambling Addiction Recovery: Gambling Addiction Recovery and Cure of Your Life The number of casinos globally is now developing, not to mention those that offer online gambling and programs to fight compulsive gambling addiction haven't ...Gambling Addiction Recovery by"Mark Cuban"Gambling...

The Regulation of Gambling: European and National Perspectives

First, the phrase 'games of chance' as used in the exclusion has a restricted \u003cbr\u003e\nstatutory \u003cb\u003emeaning\u003c/b\u003e which in particular marks it off from participating in a lottery. \u003cbr\u003e\nBased on earlier legislation, section 6 of the \u003cb\u003eGambling\u003c/b\u003e...

Gambling with the Myth of the American Dream

Scholars« views on \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e are made clear by the way that they define the term\u003cbr\u003e\n. Definitions are used to circumscribe the boundaries of our understanding of the \u003cbr\u003e\ntopic. Stevenson (1944) explained that a persuasive \u003cb\u003edefinition\u003c/b\u003e...

Gambling addiction with PC-/console- and online games

Gambling addiction with PC-/console- and online games by"Chris Wolker"Gambling addiction with PC-/console- and online gamesBy:"Chris Wolker"Published on by Lulu.comBOOKS ID : 8bCYAwAAQBAJEbook Title : Gambling addiction with PC-/console- and online gamesETAG : GjViMYNURDAISBN_13...

Online Gambling and Crime

Nevertheless, participation in \u003cb\u003eonline gambling\u003c/b\u003e continues to grow as Internet \u003cbr\u003e\noperators devise new ways to enhance the consumer's \u003cb\u003eonline\u003c/b\u003e experience. The \u003cbr\u003e\ndevelopment of sophisticated \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e...

Gambling

Discusses issues related to gambling, including the role Las Vegas plays in gambling history, types of gambling, and the future on gambling.Gambling by"James Haley"Discusses issues related to gambling, including the role Las Vegas plays in gambling history, types of gambling, and...

A Clinician's Guide to Working with Problem Gamblers

Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Sanju George. participants who had gambled \u003cb\u003eonline\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\nbet \u003cb\u003eonline\u003c/b\u003e, and/or who had used a \u003cb\u003ebetting\u003c/b\u003e exchange in the last 12 months (n = \u003cbr\u003e\n476) were compared...

Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2005

Like an artist, an atblete, or a mystic, Mahowny is alone within the practice of his \u003cbr\u003e\ndiscipline. There have been many good \u003cb\u003emovies\u003c/b\u003e about \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e, but never one \u003cbr\u003e\nthat so single-mindedly shows the...

Summary of Responses to Proposals for Gambling Commission Fees from 1 August 2009

Summary of Responses to Proposals for Gambling Commission Fees from 1 August 2009 by Summary of Responses to Proposals for Gambling Commission Fees from 1 August 2009By:Published on 2009 by BOOKS ID : 0GZQAQAACAAJEbook Title : Summary of Responses to Proposals for Gambling Commission...

Going for Broke

Anti-\u003cb\u003eGambling\u003c/b\u003e. Although Fever Pitch (1985), The Gambler (1974), The Great \u003cbr\u003e\nSinner (1949), and all other \u003cb\u003emovies\u003c/b\u003e that depict the act of \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e provide much \u003cbr\u003e\nimportant information...

Internet Gambling

Global Internet gambling expenditure is predicted to reach US$33.6 billion in 2011. This is higher than worldwide movie box office revenues and represents 9% of the international gambling market.Internet Gambling by"Sally Gainsbury"Internet gambling is one of the fastest growing...

Pathological Gambling

This first book on the history of gambling examines how it became a major social problem in the United States, and how it was made into a medical disorder.Pathological Gambling by"Brian Castellani"This first book on the history of gambling examines how it became a major social problem...

Gambling Addiction

Provides information about gambling addiction, discussing its causes, costs, and how it can be overcome.Gambling Addiction by"Christine Wilcox"Provides information about gambling addiction, discussing its causes, costs, and how it can be overcome.Gambling AddictionBy:"Christine Wilcox"Published...

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill

The RGA argued that the problem lay with different countries' data protection \u003cbr\u003e\nregimes, and with the bureaucracy of dealing with other regulators, and that the \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGambling Commission\u003c/b\u003e should put effort into improving relations...

The Gambling Act 2005

With the forthcoming merger of the \u003cb\u003eGambling Commission\u003c/b\u003e and the National \u003cbr\u003e\nLottery Commission we suggest that now would be an appropriate time to rectify \u003cbr\u003e\nthis anomaly and raise the age threshold for the lottery to 18. The test...

Computer Forensics

Internet Gambling Numerous Internet real-money \u003cb\u003egambling sites\u003c/b\u003e exist. An \u003cbr\u003e\nindividual from anywhere in the world can call a number or access a website to \u003cbr\u003e\nplace a wager on a sporting event, for example. All that is required is...

Overcoming Gambling Addiction

Overcoming Gambling Addiction by"Alex Blaszczynski"Overcoming Gambling AddictionBy:"Alex Blaszczynski"Published on 2017-08-03 by BOOKS ID : hl3bnQAACAAJEbook Title : Overcoming Gambling AddictionETAG : ObVKdzk1w8MISBN_13 Code : 9781472138682ISBN_10 Code : 1472138686Book Print Type...

HC 615 - Society Lotteries

While they are a form of gambling, and are therefore regulated under gambling \u003cbr\u003e\nlegislation, society lotteries are intended to be ... Both the \u003cb\u003eGambling Commission\u003c/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\nand Camelot, operator of the National Lottery, considered that...

Gambling Addiction Recovery

Gambling Addiction Recovery: Gambling Addiction Recovery and Cure of Your Life The number of casinos globally is now developing, not to mention those that offer online gambling and programs to fight compulsive gambling addiction haven't ...Gambling Addiction Recovery by"Mark Cuban"Gambling...

The Downside

This text gives information on the new status of gambling and the issues that arise with the existence of legal commercial gaming.The Downside by"Jeffrey J. Marotta","Judy A. Cornelius","William R. Eadington"This text gives information on the new status of gambling and the issues...

Gambling Cultures

1985:219–20) This continues to be true as the traditional attraction of risk is \u003cbr\u003e\ncombined with sure corporate profits and public revenues. For example, \u003cbr\u003e\nlegalised commercial \u003cb\u003egambling games\u003c/b\u003e are often less advantageous totheplayer...

Gambling, Game, and Psyche

The fate of the hero-gambler, as described by Dostoevsky, Balzac, Poe, and others, is the focus of this unprecedented exploration of gambling and the human psyche.Gambling, Game, and Psyche by"Bettina L. Knapp"The fate of the hero-gambler, as described by Dostoevsky, Balzac, Poe,...

Taking Back Your Life

Up-to-date, guided support to help women with a gambling problem achieve the rewards of a hopeful life, free of addiction Up-to-date, guided support to help women with a gambling problem achieve the rewards of a hopeful life, free of ...Taking Back Your Life by"Diane Rae Davis"Up-to-date,...

Understand and Overcome Gambling Addiction

—Leopoldo, 64, a compulsive \u003cb\u003egambler\u003c/b\u003e, shot himself in the head in a casino \u003cbr\u003e\nwashroom. How bad has it gotten? “The survey of casino workers found many \u003cbr\u003e\nworkers polled said they regularly see \u003cb\u003eproblem gambling\u003c/b\u003e...

Bob the Gambler

Peopled with dazed denizens, body-pierced children, a lusty grocery-store manager, and hourly employees in full revolt, this is a novel about wising up sooner rather than later--"a wise and funny tale" (New York Times Book Review) that is ...Bob the Gambler by"Frederick Barthelme"A...

Coast Salish gambling games

Examines in detail the histories and customs of Coast Salish gambling games and looks at the game structure and its attending spirit power affiliations.Coast Salish gambling games by"Lynn Maranda"Examines in detail the histories and customs of Coast Salish gambling games and looks...

Financial Crime and Gambling in a Virtual World

As Charif has stated, 'the rise of social networks and a multi-billion dollar virtual \u003cbr\u003e\ncurrency market have placed social \u003cb\u003egambling sites\u003c/b\u003e on centre stage'.1 When \u003cbr\u003e\njoining social networking and virtual world gaming sites players...

Crime, Addiction and the Regulation of Gambling

This is the third book to be produced by members of the Gambling Research Group a " associated with Tilburg Universitya (TM)s Faculty of Law concerning issues closely connected with the debate on the gambling policies that the European ...Crime, Addiction and the Regulation of Gambling...

City on Fire

Money matters and the making of money, as depicted in Hong Kong films, is a \u003cbr\u003e\ncombination of hard work, ingenuity, and luck. ... \u003cb\u003eGambling movies\u003c/b\u003e suggest risk-\u003cbr\u003e\ntaking and an easy-come, easy-go mentality; although rooted in the...

The Economics of Casino Gambling

6.2 The economic \u003cb\u003edefinition\u003c/b\u003e of “social cost” There are a number of consequences \u003cbr\u003e\nof \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e that are viewed by some, if not most, individuals as undesirable; \u003cbr\u003e\nmany of these are listed in Table 6.1....

The EU's Online Gambling Regulatory Approach and the Crisis of Legal Modernity

In this working paper, Dr Salvatore Casabona examines the legality of online gambling in the context of the European Union (EU), and discusses the Union0́9s regulatory approach to online gambling, the lack of harmonisation and the issue of ...The EU's Online Gambling Regulatory Approach...

Casino Gambling

For rookie gamblers and seasoned card counters alike, it is the essential guide to understanding the odds, placing the best bets, and, most important, beating the house at its own game.Casino Gambling by"Len Miller"From roulette to poker, blackjack to baccarat, craps to slots, Casino...

Addiction by Design

machines stems from the consumer, the product, or the interplay between the two. --Addiction by Design by"Natasha Dow Schüll"machines stems from the consumer, the product, or the interplay between the two. --Addiction by DesignBy:"Natasha Dow Schüll"Published on 2012 by Princeton...

Your Internet Cash Machine

In 1995 the Clinton administration, under international pressure from the World \u003cbr\u003e\nTrade Organization (WTO), promised to open access for U.S. citizens to \u003cbr\u003e\ninternational \u003cb\u003egambling sites\u003c/b\u003e. However, the subject has remained contentious...

Gambling Problems in Youth

This volume represents an important event in the continuing growth of a field.Gambling Problems in Youth by"Jeffrey L. Derevensky","Rina Gupta"Howard J. Shaffer, Ph. D. More than 20 years ago, I first noted that young people in North America were growing up in a context of legalized...

Losing It

Though they loved the movie, they hated its original title, Another High Roller, \u003cbr\u003e\nwhich, they said, sounded like a \u003cb\u003egambling movie\u003c/b\u003e. But it was a \u003cb\u003egambling movie\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\nwe said. They responded by saying that...

Qualitative Research in Gambling

They explore the who, why, what and how of gambling: what kinds of \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003egames\u003c/b\u003e were played at different times by individuals and classes of individuals, \u003cbr\u003e\nand what significance their participation...

An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling

An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling by"Jonathan Harrington Green"An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of GamblingBy:"Jonathan Harrington Green"Published on 1843 by BOOKS ID : rCsPAQAAMAAJEbook Title : An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of GamblingETAG : v2cZmfrZKssISBN_13...

Suicide Movies

Curiously, however, the link between \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e and suicide, while empirically a \u003cbr\u003e\nsignificant one, has become uncommon in the cinema in recent decades. For \u003cbr\u003e\nexample, \u003cb\u003emovies\u003c/b\u003e produced before 1960 were...

Frontier Gambling

The \u003cb\u003eGames\u003c/b\u003e, the Gamblers, & the Great \u003cb\u003eGambling\u003c/b\u003e Halls of the Old West G. R. \u003cbr\u003e\nWilliamson. gentlemen; the Ace, and the Ace. Who will go me twenty dollars?” \u003cbr\u003e\nTypically, the scam runs along these lines:...

Gambling games - Casino games

This guide for beginners is part of three books dedicated to the gambling, the other two being ”Poker Games Guide - Texas Poker” and ”Gaming Guide for Beginners - Gambling in Europe”.Gambling games - Casino games by"Nicolae Sfetcu"This guide for beginners is part of three books dedicated...

Gambling

This volume offers a selection of such analysis of modern gambling and its implications for society.Gambling by"William R. Eadington","Judy A. Cornelius","University of Nevada, Reno. Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming"Because of the rapid spread of permitted...

High Stakes

From the Hardcover edition.High Stakes by"Sam Skolnik"What the explosive growth of legalized gambling means socially, politically, and economically for America. Forty years ago, casinos were legal in just one state. Today, legalized gambling has morphed into a $119 billion industry...

Gambling, Freedom and Democracy

A natural by-product of the expansion of commercialized \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e is the steady \u003cbr\u003e\nrise in the numbers of those troubled enough by \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e to seek professional \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ehelp\u003c/b\u003e. This...

Casino Gambling for the Winner

"This is a way-to-win book for gamblers, 208 pages of advice from Lyle Stuart, one of the highest rollers of them all...the book is full of sound and practical advice on the mechanics and protocol of the gaming scene.Casino Gambling for the Winner by"Lyle Stuart"\Casino Gambling...

Qualitative Research in Gambling

This collection is concerned with the diverse ways in which \u003cb\u003egambling\u003c/b\u003e makes risks \u003cbr\u003e\npay, creating value from ... The primary purpose of the collection is to reopen \u003cbr\u003e\nfundamental questions about the nature and \u003cb\u003emeaning\u003c/b\u003e...

Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues, and Society, 2nd Edition

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