ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

World Cup Online Betting Is the Highest It’s Ever Been

By Raian Ali, Emily Arden-Close, John McAlaney, Keith Phalp — 2018

Sports betting is worth up to £625 billion per year, with 70% of that trade reckoned to come from football. During big sporting competitions, such as the World Cup, even more money is spent gambling than usual.

Read on theconversation.com

FindCenter Post-Image

Problem Gambling: Why Do Some People Become Addicted?

Taking risks is part of human nature. Whether it is gambling on a slot machine or riding a skateboard, every day we engage in activities offering both a potential risk and a potential reward.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Bet on Yourself: The Process of Gambling Addiction Recovery

Gambling addiction is one of the most prevalent behavioral addictions. Between 1-5% of Americans engage in compulsive gambling.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Compulsive Gambling Is an Illness to Which I Lost Nearly Everything. Nearly.

They say that while we are in recovery our addiction is doing pushups in the parking lot. Thirteen years after quitting drinking and because I had been living an unrealistic version of recovery- my addiction was Hulk strong and waiting.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Losing Everything to Gambling Addiction

More older Americans are problem gamblers, but are they betting against their health, too?

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts

Stevens got his first taste of casino gambling while attending a 2006 trade show in Las Vegas. On a subsequent trip, he hit a jackpot on a slot machine and was hooked.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Designed to Deceive: How Gambling Distorts Reality and Hooks Your Brain

To call gambling a “game of chance” evokes fun, random luck and a sense of collective engagement. These playful connotations may be part of why almost 80 percent of American adults gamble at some point in their lifetime.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Video Games Can Be a Gateway to Problem Gambling

Video games can be a gateway to problem gambling, the Federal Trade Commission was warned Wednesday.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Problem Gambling and Gambling Addiction

There are three common types of gambler, the professional gambler, the social gambler, and the problem gambler. Be aware that the problem gambler will often believe themselves to be, or pretend to be, a social or professional gambler.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

How the Brain Gets Addicted to Gambling

Addictive drugs and gambling rewire neural circuits in similar ways.

FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Fighting Compulsive Gambling Among Women

Hard numbers are difficult to find, but Keith Whyte, the executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling, said that gambling addiction among older women near or in retirement appears to be increasing in scope and severity, with a devastating impact on personal finances.

FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Gambling Addiction