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    May 11‚ 2012 Gambling is a game in which winning is completely or mostly dependent not on the art of play‚ but on luck. It has long been recognized as an adult pastime but in recent years‚ however‚ gambling has increased significantly among adolescents who have grown up in a culture more tolerant to gambling than any previous generation. Movies‚ TV shows‚ and more acceptable online betting have helped embed gambling in youth culture. Poker tournaments and lotteries have become social activities

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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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    Recreational drugs should not be legalized: Introduction: A drug in a broad sense of the term is any substance that‚ when absorbed into the body of living organism‚ alters the body’s normal bodily function (Gottfried‚ 2000:10). It seems that the cry for drugs to be legalized is being heard everywhere‚ from liberals as well as conservatives‚ youth and adult alike. Some people argue that it is an individual’s choice and right to choose to use drugs or not as long as they do not harm anyone else

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    During people’s life‚ they develop empirical knowledge about many things. Knowing is the power that everyone has to decide which information is right or wrong to face big challenges and succeed when taking the decisions. All possibilities in this life might be good within the constraints; however‚ when people take themselves to an abusive level of necessity‚ it becomes dangerous for them and all those surround them. Gambling has a number of negative effects that distinguish it from other challenging

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    Out of the many things that we are to separate from as Christians there are some that we should just really stay away from‚ gambling being one of them. Now many people would ask why gambling? What makes it so important‚ its just a past time or something fun to do and maybe make a little money in the process. Well the truth is that Gambling is wicked and leads to nothing good! It effects and destroys pretty much anyone and everyone associated with it. One of the things that it does

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    article “Football‚ Alcohol and Gambling: An Unholy Trinity?” Carwyn Jones of Cardiff Metropolitan University‚ Cardiff School of Sport‚ suggests football and professional sports in general portray a positive associations with drinking alcohol and gambling. She develops this claim by first giving an introduction to the argument. Jones says when watching football in the United Kingdom‚ it is clear to her‚ through promotions and advertisements that drinking and gambling are almost part of the game. After

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    2. Carl Sagan’s argument that humans place an unfair amount of importance on ourselves is obviously disturbing to us because we want to justify our life as one with meaning. However‚ when observing the importance of one human life on the cosmic level‚ it is hard to say that our lives are meaningful. Sagan further argues that once we lower our self-esteem and accept our meaningless‚ we will act with stewardship‚ kindness‚ and compassion. First‚ I believe Sagan is correct when he explains that our

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    Argument Paper “[Out of all the] prostitution arrests in the United States‚ 70% are female prostitutes‚ 20% are male and 10% are costumers‚” says Melissa Farely who works for Prostitution Research. Prostitution is a pressing matter in the United States today‚ and can no longer be ignored. Recent activists for prostitution are strongly advocating that the United States will legalize prostitution‚ which is not an issue that should be changed in our legal systems. Any solicitation of women for money

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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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