Topic: Behavioral Addiction and Impulse Control

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What happens in Vegas

More cash-strapped states are being lured into allowing casinos for the tax revenues. But a new book offers a close-up view of how local residents in Las Vegas are worse off than the rest of the country.
Casinos multiply as states, such as Massachusetts, hunt for jobs, revenue

Ohio, Kansas, and Maryland now have casinos. Florida may consider them. Massachusetts is poised to invite them in. Hard times tip the balance to economic over social issues, analysts say.
Legalize betting for online poker?

A bill in Congress to allow betting for online poker is based on the notion that poker is mainly a game of skill. Fat chance.
Do benefits outweigh the social costs of casinos?

Casinos are usually judged on the dollars they'll bring in. But what about the social costs, for problem gamblers and the community?
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Internet gaming in the US: If it were legal, what would be the effects?
Bill to legalize Internet gambling: No dice

The House financial committee will mark up a bill Tuesday to legalize Internet gambling. Even many in the US industry oppose it. It is largely foreign gaming websites that are behind this attempt to overturn the 2006 ban.
Exclusive Masters fits Tiger Woods return to a tee

For a paparazzi-hounded Tiger Woods, there couldn’t be a better place to return from scandal than the genteel and oh-so-private bastion of the Masters' Augusta National Golf Club.
Internet addiction center opens in US

Internet addiction is not recognized as a separate disorder by the American Psychiatric Association, and treatment is not generally covered by insurance. But there are many such treatment centers in China, South Korea and Taiwan — where Internet addiction is taken very seriously — and many psychiatric experts say it is clear that Internet addiction is real and harmful.
In an increasingly wired China, rehab for Internet addicts

A Beijing treatment center for Web-addicted youths includes counseling, group games like laser tag, and physical exercise.
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Ballot-box gamble

Since 2004, voters have said 'no' to casino expansion. Now it's time to roll back legalized gambling.
Review: 'Choke'

Adaptation of Palahniuk novel is a dark comedy about sexual addiction and mothers and sons.
Colleges take more notice of gambling problems

Innovative efforts, like those in Missouri, address the problems of widespread student gambling.