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    As gambling becomes more and more prevalent in today’s society‚ one must look at the positive and negative aspects of the construction of casinos and other gambling establishments. While casinos have been shown to benefit local economies by creating jobs and generating tax revenues‚ they also lead to many social problems such as increased suicide‚ crime‚ accident‚ and high-school drop out rates. For example‚ in Indiana‚ a study shows its ten riverboat casinos are to blame for $1 million worth of

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    Government in 1987 to offer gambling on reservations as a source of income. The law split gambling into three categories: Class I “Social games”; Class II “lottery‚ bingo”; Class III “Casinos” (cite). In 1988‚ 70 Native American reservations raked in more than 100 million off of gambling activities from casinos. By 2001‚ Casinos became one of the fastest growing sectors in U.S. tourism. Nationally‚ casinos

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    “Economics of Gambling” Reviewed by: Lidiia Kutsyna Valeriia Budiakivska Yuliya Vitko Palina Shved Economics of gambling Outline: Brief review Methodology Analysis of sources: Business Profitability versus Social Profitability: Evaluating Industries with Externalities‚ The Case of Casinos Earl L. Grinolsa‚ and David B. Mustard The Geography‚ Economics‚ and Politics of Lottery Adoption Cletus C. Coughlin‚ Thomas A. Garrett‚ and Rubén Hernández-Murillo The economics of casino gambling Eadington

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    Gambling The Economy‚ Household and Society Javon Walker Ms. Patel HSB 4M Due Date: Wednesday‚ May 29‚ 2013 The subject of gambling has been a hot subject of debate amongst politicians for many years. The concept of people waging something of value for something not guaranteed is something that baffles many non-gamblers. Long before Christopher Columbus discovered North America gambling was practiced quite often amongst Native Americans (Sheppard‚ 2012). In fact one can trace the origins

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    [pic] Discuss the relationship between calorie restriction diet and longevity Calorie restriction (CR) diet consists of reducing the daily calorie intake by up to 40% without removing nutritional value‚ (Willcox et al.‚ 2007‚ Katsman et al.‚ 2010). The emphasis is based on under-nutrition and not mal-nutrition. The Okinawa diet seems to have a CR status for two main reasons‚ the first being that Okinawa had reduced food supplies in the first half of the 19th century and secondly

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    my case study‚ I worked with providing consultation series to a friend. Her husband was believed to have had an issue with gambling. Our goal was to decrease the number of days that he spent gambling. We did this with self-monitoring‚ positive reinforcements‚ and rewards. This intervention was deemed effective in decreasing the number of days that her husband spent gambling. I used a coercive and reward power model. Consultee has the ability to influence her husband with her approval or disapproval

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    Social Problems Created by Gambling Submitted to Ms. Joyce Lim Senior Executive MEMO TO: Ms Joyce Lim FROM: Andy Tan‚ Executive‚ Ministry for Home Affairs DATE: 28 September‚ 2012 SUBJECT: How to minimize social problems arising from gambling As you requested on August 2012‚ our report outlines the findings into how to minimize social problems arising from gambling. Since casino started operations‚ casino-related crimes have been occurring on average

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    New article: Online Gambling in Canada Online gambling in Canada is one of the most exciting gaming experiences for Canadians. As a fact‚ Canadians have seen a lot of controversy regarding the illegality of gambling and casino sites in all the states of Canada. In the past‚ the casino sites and online gambling has been considered as a part of criminality and illegal activities by the federal government. But after the recompilation and codification of federal laws regarding the casino business in

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    those measures‚ the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act‚ seeks to curb online gambling by trying to cut off the money supply: the bill would outlaw the use of credit cards‚ checks or money transfers to settle wagers. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa). The Wall Street Journal Online asked Rep. Leach and David Carruthers‚ chief executive of BetOnSports Plc‚ an online sports book and casino based in Costa Rica‚ to debate whether Internet gambling should be banned in the U.S. Theirs

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    include a serious gambling problem and environmental concerns. The history of Australia and how it was settled is interesting and different from most other countries. The first Europeans to arrive in Australia landed around 1606. Over the next 150 years‚ a total of about 54 European ships arrived in Australia. In 1770‚ Lieutenant James Cook claimed the eastern coast of Australia under construction of King George III of England (“Convict”). Australia

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