Gambling, Pathological Uncontrollable impulse to gamble, regardless of the problems caused in daily life. Pathological gambling, a pattern of repeated gambling and preoccupation with gambling, often begins in adolescence in males, and somewhat later in...

Human beings have indulged in games of chance since before recorded history. Archeological sites in both the Old World and the New World yield gambling bones, dice, and counters. The Old and New Testaments mention the casting of lots to determine the...

GAMBLING is a form of risk taking that may be defined as risking (betting or wagering) something of monetary value on the unknown outcome of a future event in order to gain something else of monetary value. Evidence of gambling has been found in early...

With the legalization and spread of gambling across North America over the last twenty years of the twentieth century, problem gambling emerged from out of the shadows into the mainstream of serious personal and social problems. In the United States,...

The ban on Internet gambling enacted last fall would be overturned under legislation proposed Thursday by a senior House Democrat, but the bill faces long odds in Congress.Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said the law preventing the use of...

BRADLEY BEACH, NJ – The media may play a role in the billion-dollar illegal sports betting industry, according an expert in compulsive gambling.“You can only place a legal bet on sports in the state of Nevada,” former compulsive gambler turned addiction advocate Arnie Wexler said. ...

The clinking sounds of coins and tokens hitting the metal trays of slot machines at Connecticut's two casinos will be gone by the end of the year.Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun are joining casinos across the country in changing to electronic ticketing systems for...

Researchers are looking for established means to combat an addiction to gambling, while eschewing junk science. Christine Reilly is the executive director of the Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders. The institute is affiliated with Harvard Medical School.She spoke during a luncheon...

Discusses the effects of gambling and examines how critical an addictive situation can be. Provides statistical data on addiction. Explores socially acceptable gambing opportunities.