"Problem gambling" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 2 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Speech on Gambling

    • 972 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Rationale Good Morning Judges‚ my topic is gambling and the effects that it has on families. I chose this theme because when gambling problems are thought of in society the attention is often geared towards the emotions of the gambler but not a lot of attention is placed on the family who unfairly tend to suffer as much as the gambler himself. Gambling is the attempt to gain money‚ goods or service without an equal commitment to mutual exchange. In this sense‚ one must lose for another to gain

    Premium Problem gambling Addiction

    • 972 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    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

    Premium Casino Crime Gambling

    • 1179 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    gambling

    • 939 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Why Gambling Should be Illegal By amerten‚ Hopedale‚ MA More by this author Email me when amerten contributes work Image Credit: Andy G.‚ Phoenix‚ AZ Did you know that 40% of all problem gamblers started gambling before they were seventeen? Or that problem gambling causes the most suicides out of all the recognized addictions? Even with these facts‚ the most startling truth is that not one federal dollar‚ out of the billions collected in gambling taxes‚ has been spent to treat or help

    Premium Gambling Problem gambling Casino

    • 939 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Best Essays

    Asian Gambling Culture

    • 1808 Words
    • 8 Pages

    My father moved from the North to the South after the officially unification of the North and South Vietnam in 1975. He met my mother‚ and they got married. My parents and most of my extended family aren’t big on gambling‚ so I personally never understood the appeal and thrill of gambling. A couple years ago‚ my parents had sent me to study abroad with the hope that I am able to have a better education in the United States. Once I started to go to college here‚ I have a broader perspective about the

    Premium Asian American Problem gambling United States

    • 1808 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Best Essays
  • Good Essays

    When the snow layers start to fall down from the top of the mountain to make an avalanche‚ nobody sees it as a problem. But in the end the consequences of avalanche always cause misery. The gambling problem is just like an avalanche for the addicts. It starts with a lottery ticket for fun but eventually it becomes part of your life‚ becoming an insect that sucks your money‚ energy‚ happiness and faith. And these are just the tip of iceberg A -How did the church Maintain its power? The Church was

    Premium Gambling Casino Nevada

    • 1468 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Gambling In Australia

    • 313 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Gambling is a form of entertainment that is responsibly enjoyed by most people. However for some‚ it has become highly destructive as it ruins lives and destroys families. Every year‚ Australians spend $1.1 billion on gambling‚ this includes betting on horse races‚ buying lottery tickets‚ bingo‚ poker machines‚ a night out in the casino or any other ways of winning or losing‚ the total amount is increasing every year. Mr Charles Kenna‚ lecturer in psychology at the University of New South Wales

    Premium Gambling Casino Problem gambling

    • 313 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Pathological Gambling

    • 889 Words
    • 4 Pages

    the Psychological Disorder of Pathological Gambling The nature of gambling is not a new phenomenon in the twenty-first century. A historical context of the history of gambling begins before the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. The history of humankind notes that the birth of gambling began 4‚000 years ago. In Larry L. Ashley’s and Karmen K. Boehlke’s article titled‚ Pathological Gambling: A General Overview‚ illustrates the historical traces of gambling from the country of China to the United States

    Premium Addiction Psychology Problem gambling

    • 889 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    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

    Premium Addiction Drug addiction Substance abuse

    • 546 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    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

    Premium Cerebrum Brain Addiction

    • 1202 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Psychological Gambling

    • 1741 Words
    • 7 Pages

    explored the relationship between gambling and health status. Both compulsive and pathological gambling are disorders related to obsession-compulsive disorder. The data supports the notion that gambling does affect with non-gambling health problems. The purpose of this article is to provide the information between gambling behaviors and substance use disorders‚ health associations‚ screening and treatment options for problem and pathological gambling. Pathological gambling is an addictive and stress proposing

    Premium Gambling Lottery Problem gambling

    • 1741 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50