Category: Gambling Addiction

Games of skill and luck, gambler fallacy.

Gambling has been around since the dawn of humanity. Archeologists have found artifacts that suggest games of skill or luck all over the world, some of these dated in pre-historic times. Dices carved in Ivory older than 3000 years were found in Egypt.
The saying “voluntary taxes” was common wisdom as far back as the 14th [...]

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Posted in Gambling Addiction on May 14th, 2008  

Gambling or Games of Chance

GAMBLING AS A GAME OF CHANCE
By five in the morning, a mother had already dressed her two daughters for school. After which, she will be heading next to a casino for an early dose of gambling activity.
Seemed like a “too absurd to be true” situation? Guess again.
Nowadays, gambling seems to be an ordinary activity that [...]

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Posted in Gambling Addiction on May 12th, 2008  1 comment

The Untapped Benefits of Gambling

Some people cringe at the thought of being labeled as a gambler since the stigma would forever hound them. People have different reasons as to why they gamble. Some gamble to forget their problems, others for fun, or to while away the time, those who play seriously and those who are addicted to it.
But all [...]

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Posted in Gambling Addiction on May 12th, 2008  

Offline Gambling Scams

OFFLINE GAMBLING…For richer or poorer                                                  
Gambling is very popular, from way back when, and more so today.  It is a scam itself.  In fact the oldest form known.  Not only a scam, but very deceptive.  Statistics show that about six percent of adults that are involved in gambling are severely addicted to such a “past time” [...]

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Posted in Gambling Addiction on May 12th, 2008