you ever thought “why is it so difficult to make a gambler stop gambling?” Well‚ it all goes down to the causes behind it. Thus‚ today I’ll be talking to you about the three main causes of gambling addiction. But first of all‚ what is gambling addiction? Gambling addiction is a progressive condition similar to alcohol and drug addictions. People with gambling addiction have difficulty controlling their gambling and their gambling behaviour will increase over time. Thus‚ the first point I would
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Ethical Problems of Gambling SOC 120 Michael Pankrast November 13‚ 2012 The main focus points of this paper are gambling addiction and crimes perspire through gambling activities. Gambling activities are offered illegally meaning that these activities are taken place without legal authority knowing. However‚ problems arise when coming in contact with gambling. Problems that arise with gambling are mostly crimes and lies. A brief discussion on a theory that may resolve
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Gambling should be legalized What is gambling? According to www.dictionary.com gambling is taking a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit. Gambling has been around for centuries and has been dated way back to 1492. People have been gambling in America ever since America was found. There are numerous underground cards clubs and casinos all over the country and in major cities. People gamble on everything: sports evens‚ dice‚ and cards. Even though people gamble every day in the United
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Cause and Effect: Gambling Throughout life we take chances with many different things. We take chances for ourselves‚ and we take chances for others close to us. Chances are things which will give you so much good in your life if you go for the right things and succeed when taking the chance. As is everything in this life taking chances are all and only good within moderation. When you take yourself to an abusive level with anything it becomes dangerous for you and all who surround you. An unsuccessful
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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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The increase in computer usage can play an important role in people’s lives. Computers have done a lot to improve our lives‚ but they also have negative impacts. At times the immense amount of resources and entertainment can lead to a person’s dependency on the computer. Here are some interesting websites and articles that discuss some of the pros and cons of computer usage‚ specifically the world wide web. Advisory Committee Congressional Internet Caucus. (2002). Advisory Committee Congressional
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: If parents want their children to do well at school‚ they should limit the time their children spend on watching TV. With the rapid development of our society‚ there are an increasing numbers of people who are concerned about whether parents should restrict the amount of time their children spend on watching TV. Some people assert that the watching TV could stimulate children’s learning and creativities and it would not cause any harm to children
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Learning magic and becoming a magician or real witch Real magic happens when people focus and consider themselves equals to earth or any other energy they work with. There is an amazing amount of energy that everyone can access if they are willing to communicate with it. To be a magician you must be willing to touch and communicate with "earth" (dirt‚ mud‚ etc)‚ water (water‚ liquids‚ etc)‚ fire (flames‚ natural fire‚ etc)‚ wind (breezes‚ blowing‚ etc) and spirit (praying to spirits‚ guardian angels
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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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