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Gambling foes criticize new Texas Lottery ticket

May 24, 2022

The minimum wage in Texas is $7.25 per hour. It would take almost 14 hours for a worker to earn back the money lost from this $100 scratch-off ticket. “A significant amount of sales for these convenience stores is from people coming in to cash their payroll checks,” he said. Stores pay a portion of the check amounts in cash, and customers accept the rest in lottery tickets..” READ MORE

‘I lied to everyone I met’: How gambling addiction has taken hold of women in the UK

May 16, 2022

This is why we emphasize that “risk-free” bets are never risk-free. “One of the worst things that would happen when I was trying to stop gambling was when the companies would message you as a ‘VIP customer’ and say, ‘We haven’t seen you for a while – here’s £200 in your account.” READ MORE

‘We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood’: Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy

Apr 5, 2022

Casinos drive Wisconsin’s tribal economies, generating nearly $1.3 billion in net winnings a year before the pandemic’s disruption, according to the Wisconsin Department of Administration, which tracks gaming dollars. But by 2021 those winnings dropped by nearly a third to $893 million — an aggregate total that obscures the financial hit to individual tribes.  Read more here.

Play Globally: Free-to-Play reshapes user acquisition and retention in sports betting

Mar 22, 2022

Here is the clear danger behind “risk-free” and “free-to-play” gaming. “Free to Play (F2P) games are effectively a gateway strategy to recruit users who may have never considered betting on sports or racing.”  Read more here.

List of NFL players suspended for gambling: Calvin Ridley joins Josh Shaw, others busted for betting

Mar 9, 2022

On Monday, another player joined the infamous ranks of NFL players that have bet on the league’s games. That would be Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley.  Read more here.

How sports betting has increased predatory gambling across the U.S.

Feb 16, 2022

For the past several years Americans have been increasingly exposed to predatory gambling, the practice of using gambling to prey on human weakness for profit. Unfortunately, rather than protect the vulnerable, state governments are colluding with the profiteers to exploit ​​their citizens. For-profit gambling, or commercial gambling, is illegal unless granted special legal exemption by the government — which many states are increasingly willing to provide.  Read more here.

The WAGER, Vol. 27(1) – Wait, I’m in the red? Gamblers’ difficulty in estimating their gambling outcomes

Feb 5, 2022

A recent study by American Psychological Association of online gamblers found: 69.6% underestimated their betting frequency by more than 10%. 64.8% underestimated their losses. Read more here.

Ill-gotten gain

Jan 31, 2022

David Cranford pastors First Baptist Church in nearby Ponchatoula, and he was president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention when that group went up against powerful political operatives backing the gambling legislation. “We live in a state that is itself addicted to gambling,” he said, “and what I mean by that is the state of Louisiana is addicted to gambling revenue, and they will do anything to see gambling expand.” Read more here.

Longitudinal Assessment of a Manualized Group Treatment Program for Gambling Disorder: The Ohio Problem Gambling Treatment Model for Adults with Co-Occurring Disorders

Jan 5, 2022

Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services developed a group-based GD treatment manual for adults with co-occurring disorders. Over the course of 5 years, 353 individuals engaged in at least some of the manual’s 12 weekly modules, and more than one-third (n = 122) completed the entire curriculum. Read more…

More than 1,000 people have sworn off gambling at Massachusetts casinos, including MGM Springfield.

Dec 20, 2021

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – More than 1,000 people have sworn off gambling at Massachusetts casinos, including MGM Springfield. Mark Vander Linden, MGC’s Director of Research and Responsible Gaming, said, “This milestone is significant but represents a small percentage of those struggling to control their gambling.” Read more here.

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