The gambling problem
I hate gambling. Almost every time I go channel surfing on TV, I run into the countless, mindless commercials that tell us how much money California’s Indian casinos are “giving away,” and how American it is to gamble in such places so the poor Indians can finally cash in.
Related Gambling News:
- Barkley: ‘I do have a gambling problem’
- Problem Gambling Expert Holds Symposium At UMaine
- Barkley admits to gambling problem
- Problem Gambling Foundation picks IPIC
- PROBLEM GAMBLERS HOTLINE
- Problem Gambling May Run in Families
- Ontario has a gambling problem
- Woman Cautions Against Gambling Addiction
- Problem-gambling rates higher among young
- Anti-gambling group: State ignores addiction problem
- PGCB provides problem gambling info
- Encouraging Asian problem gambling service stats
Interesting gambling facts:
- Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
- 1946: Two famous landmarks open: Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo, and the Golden Nugget. Nevada levies its first gaming tax.
1949: Benny Binion sets up a high-stakes poker game at his Horseshoe casino between Nick "The Greek" Dandalos and Johnny Moss. It turns into an epic five-month poker match, laying the foundations for the World Series of Poker. - Pathological gambling is recognized as a medical disorder by the American Psychiatric Association and has elements of addiction similar to alcohol and drug addiction.
- Poker is derived from the Persian game of "as nar" and was probably based on the dice game "tali", which was played by the Romans.
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