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Patch.com
Here's How Minnesota Ranks For Gambling Addiction | Across ...
Patch.com
How Minnesota Ranks For Gambling Addiction - Across Minnesota, MN - Minnesota is tied with Mississippi for the highest percentage of adults with gambling disorders, according to new analysis.
New Jersey Ranks Among the 10 Most Gambling-Addicted States in ...NBC New York
Shocker, Not: Nevada Most Gambling-Addicted State, Study RevealsCasino.Org News

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NBC New York
New Jersey Ranks Among the 10 Most Gambling-Addicted States in America, New Report Says
NBC New York
WalletHub looked at the 50 states on 19 key metrics ranging from lottery sales per capity to share of adults with gambling disorders to determine its ranking of America's most "gambling-addicted" locales in 2018. The Garden State came in eighth overall ...

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News Radio 710 KEEL
Senate approves allowing Louisiana riverboat casinos to move gambling on land
WWL First News
Opponents argue that moving gambling onto land would lead to more gambling addiction, but the Martiny says gamblers will find a way to get their fix whether we legislate against it or not. "Go back in your office, get online and you can gamble all you ...
Senate Votes to Expand Gambling, but Turns Down Diamond JacksNews Radio 710 KEEL
Louisiana Senate approves moving riverboat casinos to landNOLA.com

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Quartz
Online betting rises in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa with M-Pesa ...
Quartz
The growth in mobile money services has created new opportunities for merchants to sell their products and services. One of these is the fast-growing sports betting sector which has taken a number of African countries by storm. What's further spurred ...

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NEW STUDY: Mississippi ranks in top 5 for most gambling-addicted - WBRC FOX6 News - Birmingham, AL
WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com
"I've seen people who excluded, went up into their bedroom and just gambled that way and just recreated the problem. I've seen that more than once." Gambling addiction treatment isn't covered by insurance. That complicates matters since addicts find ...

NEW STUDY: Mississippi ranks in top 5 for most gambling-addicted states
Mississippi News Now
Gambling is a popular pastime in Mississippi, but it can also pose serious problems. WalletHub's latest study puts Mississippi as the fourth most gambling-addicted state in the country. Mississippi ties it up for the top spot of highest percentage of ...

Stuff.co.nz
Gambling support service back in Blenheim after calls for help
Stuff.co.nz
Help would include the Multi-venue Exclusion (MVE) service where staff could help people ban themselves from gambling venues. Mcmillan, who helped pioneer the country-wide strategy, said it was proving a successful measure in the fight against gambling ...

Rossendale Free Press
International sales rep stole £7k from employer to fund gambling addiction
Rossendale Free Press
A salesman stole more than £7,500 from his employer to pay off gambling debts, a court heard. Jamie Gavin, of Piercy Mount, Waterfoot, stole £7,007.86 and a further £540 from a furniture supplier after the money was paid to him by clients. When the dad ...

Jackson Clarion Ledger
Mississippi fourth most gambling-addicted state, study says
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Americans lose over $100 billion through gambling each year.
Without sports betting, just how addicted to gambling is New Jersey?NorthJersey.com
Louisiana lands in top ten of most gambling addicted statesMyArkLaMiss (press release) (blog)
New study says Washington is one of the least gambling-addicted ...KGMI
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LocalGov
Council chiefs warn Treasury against 'blocking' plans to fight gambling addiction
LocalGov
The Gambling Commission recommended last March that the Government limit the maximum stakes on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) slots to £2 - a move welcomed by local authority leaders. However, the Local Government Association (LGA) today warned it ...

swissinfo.ch
Lucrative gambling business comes under public scrutiny
swissinfo.ch
The stakes are high as Swiss voters decide in June about a new gambling law, including a ban on using the websites of foreign casinos. Youth wings of several political parties have mounted a challenge. Supporters argue the legal amendment is a ...

9news.com.au
Gambling-addicted grandma steals $1m from disability charity
9news.com.au
A gambling-addicted Queensland grandmother who syphoned more than $1 million from a disability service has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Donna Healey, a long-term employee of the Horizons Respite and Recreations Association, made 866 bank ...

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Gambling addict jailed for setting lottery machine on fire
Shine News (press release)
A lottery enthusiast has been jailed for four years for arson after he set fire to a lottery machine to vent his frustration at spending more than 6 million yuan (US$950,148) gambling, according to the Pudong New Area People's Court. The man surnamed ...

Leinster Express
Laois man tells Baz Ashmawy of gambling addiction disease that caused suicide thoughts
Leinster Express
If you are in a group of lads and they are all gambling you don't see it as a problem," he said. Podge told Baz that he does weights six times a week sometimes twice a day to help with his mental health. He also attends gambling addiction meetings ...
All Bets Are Off: Hooked on Baz Ashmawy's empathetic styleIrish Times

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The Straits Times
Recognising and treating gambling addiction
The Straits Times
Mr Yeo (not his real name), an engineer in his fifties, began gambling for fun at Chinese New Year gatherings when he was just 13. As he grew older, he would play slot machines at a social recreational club, betting $10 to $20 to pass his time. However ...
Pathological gambling: how to recognize it, and what to do — AleteiaAleteia EN

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The Straits Times
Recognising and treating gambling addiction, Health News & Top ...
The Straits Times
Mr Yeo (not his real name), an engineer in his fifties, began gambling for fun at Chinese New Year gatherings when he was just 13.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Pathological gambling: how to recognize it, and what to do — AleteiaAleteia EN

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ExtremeTech
The Netherlands Declares Some Loot Boxes Illegal, Warns Developers to Modify Them
ExtremeTech
Few developments in gaming have caused as much controversy of late as the integration of loot boxes. In video game parlance, a loot box is an item you can purchase in-game, either by spending real money directly or by purchasing a specific type of ...

Clean Elections, Gambling Split Candidates
New Haven Independent
“Call it a 'resort.'” Bysiewicz said she would be concerned about the loss of $270 million in slot revenues from Native American-run casinos if a Bridgeport deal took effect. “The genie is out of the bottle,” Harris said of casino gambling. “It's here ...

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The HawkEye
Opinion:Gambling does not pay the bills
The HawkEye
It may be true that gambling helps the economy, but helping the economy is not worth someone's livelihood. Gambling may make a few people rich, but the fact that they inflict serious damage to a person's personality is grounds for nationwide ...