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    Cause or Effect of Gambling "Che-Ching!" "Yes! Jackpot!" shouted the man as he jumped up and down. However‚ will his happiness last forever? The nest time the man gambled‚ the money in his pocket completely turned to dust. From that day onwards‚ like a broken glass‚ his life is destroyed and almost impossible to bring back happiness. From this man’s case‚ clearly there are several negative effects of gambling. First of all‚ gambling will cause a person to have bankruptcy. Luck is not always by

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    Without Gambling? After reading about Dr. Tamokashis field work I realized how gambling is an incredibly important aspect of the Gende people of the Yandera village. In our culture gambling is looked down upon. However‚ for the Gende people it helps redistribute the wealth back into the economic system to those who are in need. If an anthropologist who had an ethnocentric view would walk into the Gende culture the effects could be disastrous. By taking away something as minuet to us as gambling it would

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    Gambling in Sikkim- a cultural phenomenon” ‘Eyes up‚ pens down’- and so it begins. The tension is palpable‚ as a man rhymes pithy sayings and one-liners to numbers. It is a gathering of people at the terrace of Kanchendzonga Shopping Complex‚ for Tambola (a variant of Bingo). The man on the mic could get away with the vilest of sexist remarks‚ if my uber-feminist friend gets that one coveted number that would complete her “Top Line”. But it’s not all misogynistic wordplay‚ in fact‚ a lot of historically

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    CONTENT PAGE 1. SIGNIFICANCE OF PROBLEM GAMBLING IN SINGAPORE ------------ 1-2 2. THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS --------------------- 3-4 3.1. Possible Causes to Problem Gambling 3.2. Possible Ways of Treating Addiction 3. WIDESPREAD CONSEQUENCES OF PROBLEM GAMBLING ------------ 5-6 4.3. The Community 4.4. The Family Unit 4. SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS AND SERVICE PROVISIONS ----------------- 7-11 5.5. Establishment of NCPG

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    Gambling originates from the ancient Chinese society where two tenants would place their bets against their landlords and gamble in a form of poker. Now‚ any form of game that involves money betting is considered gambling‚ including 4D‚ Toto‚ Lottery Sweep and casino games. Due to the alluring amount of revenue casinos can bring to a nation‚ countries are known to set up casinos such as the Las Vegas “gambling city”‚ those in Genting of Malaysia and the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. These casinos

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    POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES Chapter IV Sub problem 1: What is the main reason of IT students to enter gambling through the use of computer games? Reasons | Male(n= 58) | % | Female(n=42) | % | Totaln=100 | % | Rank | Lack of Money | 15 | 26% | 13 | 31% | 28 | 28% | 8 | To forget love problems | 14 | 24% | 10 | 24% | 24 | 24% | 10 | For Enjoyment | 43 | 74% | 33 | 79% | 76 | 76% | 2 | To earn extra income | 14 | 24% | 9 | 21% | 23 | 23% | 11 | Addiction in Playing | 33

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    from a wrong or illegal ways. It also waste peoples’ time‚ energy‚ money and make others in trouble and difficulties. The activities are like riba‚ fraud‚ gambling‚ gharar‚ sell goods that are no use and others. All of the activities are against by Shariah but in our country‚ there are many cases of these activities. People do not take care about halal and haram of the things that they do. They just want money in a fast way. Muslims especially should control these problems from the continued widespread

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    Gambling addicts losing it all DAMIEN BROWN JANUARY 21‚ 2010 08:18AM TASMANIANS are stealing food‚ nappies and even baby formula as they struggle to cope with gambling addiction. A shocking new study has found that half of all Tasmanian gambling addicts who committed a crime as a result of their habit were first-time offenders who held senior management positions or positions of trust. In the past five years‚ 41 people have appeared in the Tasmanian Supreme Court charged over gambling-related

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    Gambling in Guyana is a benefit to the society I support the argument that gambling in Guyana is a benefit to the society. When I say gambling‚ I refer to legal gambling. I acknowledge that gambling can become an addictive activity on a personal basis and can lead one to bankruptcy. At the same time I believe that Guyanese should be given the freedom of choice to determine how they spend their money and what decisions are best for them. Some argue that gambling is bad for our society since it makes

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    lottery‚ Alabama money continues to flow to those states that embraces the lotteries. A number of states that enjoys lottery system‚ fuel their educational expenditures from revenues that are generated from their lottery (Forrest et al.‚ 2002). Gambling is a form of refreshment and can be essential to the psychological benefits that are usually overlooked (Oster‚ 2004). Despite their rifeness and recognizable appeal (and the fact that the proceeds are usually used to finance state programs)‚ lotteries

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