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Inside the Brain of a Gambling Addict - BBC News

2016

What happens inside the brain of a gambling addict when they make a bet - and can the secret to their addiction be found within the brain itself? BBC Panorama filmed a unique experiment designed to find out.

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

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.

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Raian Ali, Emily Arden-Close, John McAlaney, Keith Phalp
2018
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Online Gambling, Gaming Addiction Has Increased During COVID-19: Tips That Can Help

If you’ve recently experienced serious withdrawal when not playing video games or gambling online, you could be living in lockdown with a serious addiction. While addiction is most commonly associated with substances like alcohol, certain human behaviors can be addictive, too.

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Amy Jamieson
2020
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and those impacted by it.

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Gabor Maté, Peter A. Levine (foreword)
2010
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