Problem Gambling News
Problem Gambling Grouped by Experts with Substance AbuseStudies have led experts to realize problem gambling is not caused by gaming proliferation, but by a brain imbalance also found in substance abusers....
Dopamine production in problem gambling victims is similar in close-but-no-cigar losses to that following wins, illustrating further proof that compulsive gambling derives from imbalanced brain chemistry rather than gaming proliferation....
Affirming the results of several other surveys, a new UCLA study found that people who have problem gambling issues have physically different brains from the norm....
Problem gambling treatment will be available online as a West Virginia group takes live help services to the Internet....
A new survey shows that teenagers who display conduct problems are likely to have problem gambling issues as well....
The Australian government has instituted a program to offer online problem gambling counseling....
Problem gambling counselors in Colorado refuse to believe their own evidence, as casino gaming increases but compulsive gambling complaints do not....
One of the top experts in problem gambling in the world asserted that prohibition of gambling does not work in preventing the disorder or lowering the number of victims....
Scientific studies released this week indicate the presence of a particular gene, the D-2 receptor, that may be the cause of substance abuse and compulsive behaviors like problem gambling....
The executive director of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling says treatment and education should be the tools used to prevent compulsive gambling, not laws banning online casinos....
A psychiatric survey shows problem gambling appears to be transmitted genetically, or inherited, rather than developed by exposure to gaming....
Iowa has done a superb job in treating people suffering from problem gambling, according to a university survey....
Arkansas is eager to begin its state lottery, but has failed to address demands in the law legalizing the lottery requiring problem gambling treatment and education....
Researchers at a Canadian university have found that rats can mirror human gambling behavior, which can help isolate causes of problem gambling and effective treatments for the disorder....
A line of ships operating ax short-term casinos upped its investment against problem gambling by hiring noted experts on compulsive gambling to help train employees....
An Australian scientist has linked aging to a rise in problem gambling incidents....
More calls at problem gambling help lines do not mean a spread of compulsive gambling, but a response to campaigns by casinos to make help easier to find for problem gamblers....
Elderly citizens are more likely to suffer from problem gambling, due to abrupt lifestyle changes that reflect aging such as the death of loved ones and personal illness....
Keith Whyte of the National Council on Problem Gambling discusses problem gambling symptoms and recognition with Online Casino Advisory....
The first part in a series of discussions with Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling, about the nature and treatments of compulsive gambling....
Congress is considering the Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act, the first federal effort to fund education and treatment of the impulse-control disorder....
Nevada passed a new law allowing judges the discretion to label offenders as problem gambling sufferers, qualifying them to seek therapy and possibly avoid prison sentences....
Nevada is amending its statutes to allow problem gambling sufferers to be treated when convicted of crimes rather than jailed, as it already does for alcoholics and drug abusers....
A major figure at a problem gambling program says investigation has shown that online casinos do not cause a spike in irresponsible gaming....
Under attack by anti-gaming factions, bars and restaurants in Australia say legislators should look to online casinos for any spread in problem gambling, not them....
New York bureaucratic rules are forcing the allocation of revenue earmarked to combat problem gambling to be sent to a rural community far from casinos or gaming influences....
Members of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom sought tougher gaming laws for online casinos based on alarming figures about problem gaming, which unfortunately had no basis in fact....
Worries that the recession might tempt desperate people to try gambling their way out of economic trouble appear unfounded, as numbers of problem gamblers have remained steady....
A drug used for treatment of restless leg syndrome and Parkinson's Disease may be a stimulator of problem gambling impulses....
Sex addicts are seen as deviating from the norm, requiring therapy while the world around them carries on. Why is problem gambling viewed so differently?...
A survey conducted every four years in Nova Scotia found rates of individuals at risk for problem gambling to have dropped significantly since the last study....
A new research study used the Iowa Gambling Task to determine that outside distractions do not cause bad decision-making, meaning casino glamour does not contribute to compulsive gambling....
People working to help addictive gamblers often confuse players who have lost more than budgeted with true problem gamblers, who cannot resist returning repeatedly to bet beyond their means....
Scientist continue to link uncontrollable gambling urges to the physical composition of the brain, saying overstimulation of reward centers may cause the urge to wager....
The worldwide economic crisis has created a new type of problem gambler, one beset not by mental disorder but financial stress, and he is most susceptible to online casinos....
A Canadian University wants to teach students about the perils of compulsive gambling at online casinos, but it is using a big scholarship prize randomly drawn to get participants....
Some campaigners against online casinos tell unfortunate stories of players caught up in compulsive gambling, disregarding the need for scientific research....
A team of scientific researchers found compulsive gambling and other addictive behaviors to be symptoms of underlying mental issues....
A psychology professor in Ontario is doing a study to research what separates problem gamblers from the rest of the casino and gaming population....
More evidence that problem gambling is but a symptom of neurological issues in the brain has been uncovered....
South African scientists have found that the incidence of problem gambling in the general population is much lower than suspected, and largely unrelated to accessibility of gambling venues and outlets....
Nick Xenophon believes problem gambling will decline if ATMs were not allowed in bars and clubs with gambling machines....
Gamblers who asked they be excluded from gaming venues, but later managed to sneak in, are now suing Ontario casinos for not doing a better job of preventing their entrance....
A government-funded study in Melbourne has supported previous evidence that problem gambling is symptomatic of more profound mental distress and illness....
Research in New Zealand has found that neighborhood availability of gambling venues dramatically increases the likelihood of incidents of problem gambling....
A Nebraska psychologist is studying a drug used to treat alcoholism to see if it is effective against compulsive gambling....
One Canadian state has created positions for officials who will be trained in spotting and dealing with problem gambling and will be stationed in casinos....
A Harvard study has found many compulsive gamblers recover from their problem, a result contrary to mainstream medical theory....
The National Council on Problem Gambling has programs to help any individual that is suffering with this addiction or is at risk....
Illinois is getting prepared to take the next step in helping problem gamblers by making drivers licenses mandatory at their casinos....
