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    Factors affecting the increasing crime rate in the Bahamas When most tourists think of the Bahamas the picture of clean green pristine care free island paradise comes to mind as advertised and promoted around the world. Many of the tourists do not see the other side of the picture as shown on the brochure. The people of the Bahamas who live in the country everyday have to endure the other side of the brochure which is the increasing crime rate in the Bahamas. The people of the these islands are

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    Effect of Gambling

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    The Effects on You Problem gambling leads to adverse effects on your health‚ your relationships and your financial stability. The stress can result in anxiety‚ depression and stress-related problems such as poor sleep‚ ulcers‚ headaches and muscle pain Your reputation can be damaged due to lying about your gambling‚ not paying back loans or upholding work and family commitments  When it’s all you can think about‚ it has taken over your life  You worry about losing your job because you’re

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    Casinos Not Be Legalized in Thailand? Does Las Vegas sound exciting? Have you ever longed to go there and try your hand at a fortune? Almost everyone has a dream that they’ll win big‚ and this is why towns such as Las Vegas have such a strong appeal to the public. The problem arises when people visit casinos and take gambling too far. For some this form of entertainment turns into an addiction. This creates a rather big controversy whether casinos should or should not be legalized in certain countries

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    What’s Worse? Many people face various addictions in the world today such as‚ drug‚ alcohol‚ sex‚ eating‚ or gambling addictions. One might ask the question‚ is one addiction more serious than another or are all addictions equally destructive? In particular‚ is an addiction such as gambling as serious as an addiction to drugs or alcohol? Research suggests a gambling addiction is less severe than a drug or alcohol addiction because drug or alcohol addictions are psychological and physical‚ can

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    Do natural disasters have an impact on crime rate? It is obvious that this type of event is not taken lightly. Some are not prepared‚ when everything is lost and they don’t have so much as a dollar to their name it can get tough. Many experience gruesome hardships‚ such as hunger‚ sickness‚ and even death. The death toll varies in different disaster situations but the number is still high. Many are left homeless whole families‚ with young children and nothing to fall back on nowhere to go. Not everyone

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    bank account on the roll of the dice or the luck of the draw. I originally set out to try and explain why people gamble‚ but I realized that gambling is just as much of a business or industry as anything else. I researched Foxwoods casino‚ in CT‚ and the business behind that. From there I will attempt to explain the "cause and effect" of gambling. Gambling has made much more sense to me now‚ and I hope it will do the same for you. Foxwoods resort casino‚ the largest of its kind in North America

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    the drug has health benefits and some studies show the harmful side. As a group‚ Team B has put together a well debatable paper that gives our view points on what we believe or Cons and Pros or advantages and disadvantages of the Marijuana being legalized. In this debate you will find several researched documentation that gives facts on how harmful and helpful the drug can be. You will also find strong statements and personal opinions on the questionable substance. The Disadvantages of Legalizing

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    Elements of Gambling

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    are two elements of Gambling‚ including game of chance and gambling mentality. Chance means people cannot control the outcome of an event but with possibility of winning. Player wagers money on irreversible bet in which the outcome relies on chance. Gambling mentality means the willing to take risk. To gamble on something is to take a risk on something in which the stake is involved. Pathological Approach to problem gambling Problem gambling is defined as pathological gambling under APA DSMVI. Pathological

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    gambling effects thesis

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    decades the gaming industry has expanded at unprecedented rates‚ growing tenfold since the mid 1970s. Beginning with a shift in policy legalizing state lotteries‚ widespread casino legalization in the 1990s and the recent advent of online gambling‚ total gaming revenue expenditures increased by nearly 75% in the past decade alone (AGA‚ 2006). Concurrently‚ the majority of prevalence studies measuring problem and pathological gambling began in the 1980s. Although several problem and pathological

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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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