Keywords: Internet gambling‚ problem gambling‚ gambling regulation Paper presented at the 2008 EBEN-UK ANNUAL CONFERENCE‚ Cambridge 2 April 2008 Please do not quote without permission. (10.03.08 CJ & SG) Abstract Gambling online is growing exponentially‚ without the protection of reliable regulatory structures that ensure age and identity verification‚ the integrity/fairness of the games‚ or that responsible gaming features are included on a site. In a poorly regulated Internet environment
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Today‚ the internet is regarded as the largest information base and it become an integral part of our lives. Not only can we access a vast amount of data on the internet but we can also use the internet as a channel of communication. However‚ there is a price to pay for this easy access to such vast amounts of information. I. How come that the internet has a negative impact to the netizens? II. What effects it may do to the society? To our children? And to ourselves? III. How can
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Internet usage and gender digital divide in a Romanian students’ sample (Codoban‚ 2005) This research focuses on analyzing gender differences in technology adoption and internet usage. As the global penetration rate of the internet increases‚ the tendency towards the narrowing of gender digital divide increases. Previous studies have shown that there is no gender difference in internet use in the USA and a rapid rise in the proportion of female internet users in China. From the study findings‚
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Research essay Internet and children The Internet is a global computer network‚ which connects millions of computers through the whole world. The Internet has been mainstream since the mid-90’s and has only become more embedded in our lives. Yet‚ I find we are still discussing how to protect our children at a somewhat basic level. Many children these days use‚ or at least have‚ access to the internet. But most people are blinded by all the benefits of the internet‚ and fail to notice any
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Addiction Treatment You crave it‚ you want it and you just can not stop thinking about it or‚ you just can’t stop doing it‚ they call it addiction. “Addiction is a chronic‚ but treatable‚ brain disorder. People who are addicted cannot control their need for alcohol or other drugs‚ even in the face of negative health‚ social or legal consequences. This lack of control is the result of alcohol- or drug-induced changes in the brain. Those changes‚ in turn‚ cause behavior changes” (What is Addiction)
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Advantages & Disadvantages of the Internet in Education Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8109434_advantages-disadvantages-internet-education.html Nearly every classroom in America ’s schools can access the Internet‚ a number that grew from 35 percent in 1994‚ according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Some teachers use the Internet with every assignment while others take a different approach. As with any education technique‚ classroom Internet usage comes with both advantages
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Phobias and Addiction PSY 300 October 22‚ 2012 Phobias and Addiction Learning a behavior is gaining knowledge or skills through experience‚ practice‚ or conditioning. For example‚ most people learn to wake up at the sound of an alarm clock. Through the process of conditioning‚ he or she awakens at the sound of the alarm. The alarm becomes the signal to start the day. Often what happens is that some people condition themselves to awaken at the same time every day without even hearing the
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Zerpa 1 Cesar Zerpa. Professor Pacifico Pre-degree III 3 May 2013 Plastic Surgery Addiction Every year society is bombed with thousands of images of beautiful models and celebrities. This “reality” affect the sub-conscientious of many people with low self-steam and fill the mind of men and women with insecurities about their body images. Plastic surgery appears as an easy solution to this matter‚ but actually‚ cosmetic surgery can be just the tip of the iceberg of a more complex issue
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Drug Abuse and Addiction‚ Problems & Solutions in Turkey Drug Abuse and Addiction‚ Problems & Solutions in Turkey Abdullah Furkan Kaya İstanbul Şehir University 30.4.2012 Drug abuse is an addiction‚ which has different substance types and can ruin people’s life or even cause death. People use it for variety of reasons such as getting away from their bothers or getting high. Approximately 200 million people abusing drugs‚ most of them are addicted in the world. This number is
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ages of 18-22. Do be more definitive I was privileged to actually gain insight on this subject from some student right here in the Drew Forest. In the next pages I will examine the lifestyles of two Drew students both male and there stories of how internet pornography effects their image of self and how they interact with others. I am examining this question in the context of two paradigms or premises. The first premise that I will examine underneath is a theory that I call the Turklean model. This
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