Our Civic Gambling Addiction

Our civic gambling addiction

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Exhibit A: The mayor of Ottawa and the city council – or at least most members of it – drooling over the prospect of a big shiny casino being located downtown somewhere (and just incidentally helping to doom the horse racing industry when the slots are …
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Ohio gambling study shows addiction low — so far

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Ohio has had relatively few counselors certified to treat gambling addicts. The number began to rise as the casino era approached. The constitutional amendment requires that 2 percent of the casinos' revenue go to treatment of gambling addiction. The …
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Study Confirms Near-Misses Fuel Gambling Addiction

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This frustration stimulates the reward systems in the brain to promote continued gambling that, in turn, may contribute to addictive gambling behavior. “Our findings support the hypothesis that these types of near-misses are a particularly frustrating …
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Gambling Addiction Enabler: 'UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot' Edition

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For the past several UFC events, CagePotato reader/contributor Dan “Get Off Me” George has been holding down the Gambling Addiction Enabler's with the poise and classiness of a 16th century Bolognese swordsman. Unfortunately for you, he only likes to …
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