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    Is Gambling Immoral?

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    the somewhat money-orientated Chinese culture‚ gambling is nothing but daily entertainment‚ something to occupy yourselves with over a cup of tea or some rice wine with friends‚ a must-do during family get-togethers on Chinese New Year‚ or a fun activity you see going on under a tree in a random park. That is our version of gambling‚ or Majhong‚ as we call it. However‚ in recent years‚ as the western world invaded Asia‚ more and more “casinos” or “pachinko slots” have started mushrooming all

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    Problem Gambling

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    Gambling She took one last look out the window as they drove away‚ the tears streaming down her face. At the age of four‚ her world had fallen apart. Karina’s life started out as a perfect middle-class family‚ and soon turned into a broken mess. They had everything‚ a perfect house in a really nice part of the city‚ a nice car; everything was wonderful. As Karina got older‚ she began to notice things weren’t perfect. Her dad was never there. He was always out gambling in one way or another.

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    Internet Gambling

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    A Critical Analysis of Online Gambling Websites Caroline Jawad Swansea Business School Swansea Metropolitan University Email: caroline.jawad@smu.ac.uk Stephen Griffiths Swansea Business School Swansea Metropolitan University Email: steve.griffiths@smu.ac.uk SMU Mount Pleasant Swansea SA1 6ED 01792 481118 (Direct Line) 01792 481132 (SBS Office) Fax 01792 481127 Keywords: Internet gambling‚ problem gamblinggambling regulation Paper presented at the 2008 EBEN-UK ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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    Internet Gambling

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    topic that I am going to explore is the phenomenon of Internet gambling. With the emergence and explosion of gambling on television such as the World Series of Poker of ESPN or The World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel‚ online gaming has quickly become a major player in the technoculture of contemporary society. I feel it is important to explore this issue because of American society ’s fascination and obsession with gambling. Gambling can and has become a very serious and damaging activity to many

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    Gambling in the Bahamas

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    Gambling is a game of chance where you risk money and hope to gain rewards. Illegal gambling is one the most controversial topics in The Bahamas today and is being played by the majority of the population. Gambling can take the form of raffle tickets‚ playing bingo and most popular buying numbers or web based slots. Illegal gambling has a history in the Bahamas and there is a possibility that it can be legalized. For the Bahamas this can mean change maybe positive or in a negative way. The possibilities

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    Gambling Addiction

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    Gambling Addiction 1. Introduction Gambling is created for purposes of leisure such as horse racing‚ poker and cards. However‚ when the gamblers are mentally inability to control their behaviour in engaging gambling activities‚ it becomes a problem. Terms like pathological gambling‚ problem gambling‚ or gambling addictions are used to describe such condition. American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) characterises it as a disorder of impulse control. Features

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    Gambling In Australia

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    Gambling is a form of entertainment that is responsibly enjoyed by most people. However for some‚ it has become highly destructive as it ruins lives and destroys families. Every year‚ Australians spend $1.1 billion on gambling‚ this includes betting on horse races‚ buying lottery tickets‚ bingo‚ poker machines‚ a night out in the casino or any other ways of winning or losing‚ the total amount is increasing every year. Mr Charles Kenna‚ lecturer in psychology at the University of New South Wales

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    Legalize Gambling

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    Z. Showers Feb. 13 2013 Yes for Gambling Jackpot! is heard throughout the game room floor. It is followed by wails and screams of excited people all hoping to be the next winner. Do they know that their playing is beneficial to their state and lives of others? For example‚ Mississippi’s roads are a whole lot smoother than Alabama’s because some of the money received from the gambling casinos made it possible. As for the states that declare gambling illegal‚ they are missing out on tax revenues

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    Gambling Addiction

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    What is Gambling Addiction? While it may appear that addictions are solely pleasure-seeking behaviors‚ the roots of addiction can also be traced to a wish to suppress or avoid some kind of emotional pain. In the broadest sense‚ addictive or pathological gambling is gambling behavior which causes disruptions in any major area of life: psychological‚ physical‚ social or vocational. Addictive gambling is sometimes referred to as the "hidden illness‚" because there are no visible physical symptoms

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    Gambling

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    The main emphasis of the Vision is economically related。Vision 2020 is not just a goal for economic development but also a level of maturity to be achieved by Malaysian society. The Vision represents not only the challenge of economic development‚ but also the very idealization of national – popular unity: a concept captured in the Vision ideal of Bangsa (one nation) Malaysia.” [Hilley‚ 4] Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN) it is intended for the construction of personal development aimed

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