issue: Gambling has been around for many years. Much like today’s society‚ gambling became a problem that had to be dealt with in the Middle Ages. Countries were forced to ban gambling for their soldiers‚ because they were so wrapped up in gambling that they could not carry out their duties (“History of Gambling”). Gambling creates many problems in our society today such as addictive behavior and bad habits‚ illegal activity‚ and damages the economy. Thesis: This house believes that Gambling should
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Governments Sponsor Gambling? The government is now sponsoring gambling to raise revenues. By 2002 government-sponsored gambling brought in 11 billion dollars! "Winning means a life of luxury and happiness‚" is only one of the many slogans the government uses to advertise gambling. Gambling has a lot of pros as to the economy and employing more citizens but it has a lot of cons as well. Should governments sponsor gambling? The answer is no! Governments should not sponsor gambling because it is a total
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Objection 1. Gambling is addictive to some individuals to the point where all sense of reality goes out of the window and as a consequence it ruins families‚ relationships‚ lives and cripples people’s finances and potentially homes. Gambling should be treated the same as alcohol and cigarettes and removed from being advertised. Objection 2. Governments have a responsibility to regulate things that are harmful to the members of their societies. Addictive substances are regulated because addiction
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Another interesting area of Sports Gambling is how it affects the Brain like Drugs. Around two years back‚ researchers and mental health experts chose to characterize problem gambling as a behavioral addiction‚ the first of its kind‚ placing it in a class of disorders that additionally incorporates substance abuse. The explanation behind this change originates from neuroscience research‚ which has demonstrated that sports gambling addicts have a considerable measure just the same as drug and alcohol
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Internet Gambling Internet gambling represents one of the fastest growing segments of online activities with hundreds of websites providing users the opportunity to place bets on anything‚ ranging from casino games to sporting events. Billions of dollars in bets are placed each day in these online gambling rings. Thousands of these sites exist and many countries’ economies benefit from them. Sadly‚ America’s leaders fail to see the benefits in allowing online gambling to take place on American
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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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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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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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its earliest. The employees at Lucky are not punctual to the timings they are reaching at work. Some employees reach even after 11 a.m. and there is no check and balance on the reporting time of the employees. This causes delays in the work productivity of the company also the employees aren’t working at their full potential. The HR has no attendance mechanism updated up till now. SUGGESTED SOLUTION FOR THE HR PROBLEMS 1. Gender Diversity To solve this problem‚ Lucky Cement should provide an equal
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Pathological Gambling Treatment is the Brain; You Can Bet on It! Alcoholism‚ substance use disorders‚ and process addictions‚ or behavioral addictions such as pathological gambling may affect the brain in the same way‚ according to some experts. Research at Imperial College London has identified two areas of the brain that scientists believe cause pathological gambling. The study showed that the connections in the brain responsible for impulse control may be weaker in problem gamblers. “Gambling addiction
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