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Gambling Motivation of Individuals Who Gamble Pathologically
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The purpose of this study was to understand the motivation to gamble among pathological gamblers. Using Self-Determination Theory as a conceptual framework, the study explored the motivations of 58 university students who gamble pathologically to participate in their favorite leisure activity and their favorite gambling activity. A paired- sample t-test analysis was used to examine differences between pathological gamblers' leisure and gambling activities. The results indicated that there wer...
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Casino betting gambles with mental health.(LOCAL NEWS)
The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA)
; Imagine a behavior so risky that 5% of individuals who engage in it become hopelessly addicted. Imagine that this behavior is associated with high rates of drug and alcohol use, delinquency, and suicide. Imagine that this behavior disproportionately impacts children, minorities and the poor.
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Pathological gambling: Implications for therapeutic recreation practice
Therapeutic Recreation Journal
; Pathological gambling is a growing problem in American society. Information on pathological gambling is almost nonexistent in the therapeutic recreation (TR) literature despite the fact that the incidence of pathological gambling is most prevalent with individuals who have psychiatric disorders or
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Gambling: the hidden addiction: cases of this psychiatric disorder are on the rise as more Americans fall under the spell of "Lady Luck".(ADDICTIONS)
Behavioral Health Management
; It has never been easier for people to gamble legally, comfortably, and conveniently on a variety of games and events. Gambling is a growing and popular form of recreation in the United States. For most people, going to a casino, racetrack, or bingo hall, or buying a lottery ticket, is
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The Worst Of All Bets.
U.S. News & World Report
; John Nikolakis came from a privileged family. Few would have predicted that last September, at the age of 36, he would be alone in a dark, cold Louisiana apartment--all the utilities were cut off because he couldn't pay for them--dead broke and writing suicide notes. He was on probation for having
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Gambling Motivation of Individuals Who Gamble Pathologically
Therapeutic Recreation Journal
; The purpose of this study was to understand the motivation to gamble among pathological gamblers. Using Self-Determination Theory as a conceptual framework, the study explored the motivations of 58 university students who gamble pathologically to participate in their favorite leisure activity and
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Gambling: when it is not a game anymore.(Tunica and Gaming)(pathological gambling)
Business Perspectives
; Not everyone can accept gaming as entertainment. To some, the fun is lost as a consuming addiction takes its place. The benefits from the gaming industry come at a price. The University of Memphis' Center for Problem Gambling examines the impact of pathological gambling upon the community. The
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CALLING A LEMON A LEMON: REGULATING ELECTRONIC GAMBLING MACHINES TO CONTAIN PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING
Northwestern University Law Review
; PROLOGUE With a gun in her purse, sixty-one-year-old Loretta Herrera Martinez entered the Camel Rock Casino in New Mexico on April 21, 1997.' She approached one of the casino's cashiers, who, when Mrs. Martinez opened her purse to withdraw a note she had written demanding money, noticed the gun
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The Gambling Functional Assessment (GFA): an assessment device for identification of the maintaining variables of pathological gambling.
The Analysis of Gambling Behavior
; ... LaBrie, R., Scanlan, K. M., & Cummings, T. N. (1994). Pathological gambling among adolescents: Massachusetts Gambling Screen (MAGS). Journal of Gambling Studies, 10, 339-362. Action Editor: Jefferey N. Weatherly Mark R. Dixon & Taylor E. Johnson Southern Illinois ...
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Wager danger
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
; After Nick Colangelo won more than $110,000 on a $2 slot machine bet in July, the 47-year-old Fontana man paid off his car and truck and even invested in the stock market. But his winnings "created a monster," Colangelo says. He returned to Highland's San Manuel casino less than two days after the
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Gambling in the context of other recreation activity: a quantitative comparison of casual and pathological student gamblers.
Journal of Leisure Research
; Gambling has become, over the past decade, an important recreational activity in the United States. In 1975, Nevada was the only state that offered casino gambling, thirteen states had lotteries, and 68% of adults had gambled (Commission on the Review of the National Policy Toward Gambling, 1976).
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