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<!-- publish type="textbox" name="body text" rows="30" -->A gambling casino may seem like a strange place to conduct research. But a recent Reuters article highlights a study by German researchers of ten gamblers, picked at random in a casino, which may help determine why people become addicted to this vice. Scholars from the Institute of Psychology and Cognition Research at the University of Bremen in Germany conducted the study. They found that gambling can be just as addictive as drinking or taking drugs, with similar physical responses.
The study involved all ten gamblers. They played one game of blackjack in a casino, where real money was at stake, and a second game where no money was involved. The researchers found that gambling for money caused the participants' heart rate to increase significantly and certain hormones to be released that contribute to an overall state of arousal and possible addiction.
According to the investigators, the hormone release is similar to that caused by a stress event, such as parachute jumping. The heightened excitement and elevated mood often continue for several hours. This strong physical response may act as a reinforcement, luring players back for one more "rush," they said
http://www.afa.net/journal/february/culturee.asp
The APA study found that 74% of people who gamble online are “problematic” or “pathological” gamblers. And, according to David Robertson, with the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, teens are most at risk to fall into the habit of gambling on the Internet.
“Gambling is the fastest growing addiction among youth today,” Robertson said. “They spend more money on gambling than they do on drugs, and the American public doesn’t know that or doesn’t recognize it or doesn’t want to see it.”
What makes Internet gambling even worse is the anonymity of it, said Dr. Bill Maier, a child and family psychologist in residence at Focus on the Family. “In the old days, a person had to go to Las Vegas to gamble and he could be seen there sitting at the slot machines for 36 hours and people are raising an eyebrow. Now, you can go into your office or your bedroom for 36 hours and blow your entire life savings on Internet gambling and no one knows.”
A government commission has recommended a moratorium on all Internet gambling until more is known about the damage it causes, and Congress is considering legislation that bans Internet gambling and prevents gambling companies from accepting credit card payments and checks online.
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<!-- publish type="textbox" name="body text" rows="30" -->A gambling casino may seem like a strange place to conduct research. But a recent Reuters article highlights a study by German researchers of ten gamblers, picked at random in a casino, which may help determine why people become addicted to this vice. Scholars from the Institute of Psychology and Cognition Research at the University of Bremen in Germany conducted the study. They found that gambling can be just as addictive as drinking or taking drugs, with similar physical responses.
The study involved all ten gamblers. They played one game of blackjack in a casino, where real money was at stake, and a second game where no money was involved. The researchers found that gambling for money caused the participants' heart rate to increase significantly and certain hormones to be released that contribute to an overall state of arousal and possible addiction.
According to the investigators, the hormone release is similar to that caused by a stress event, such as parachute jumping. The heightened excitement and elevated mood often continue for several hours. This strong physical response may act as a reinforcement, luring players back for one more "rush," they said
http://www.afa.net/journal/february/culturee.asp
The APA study found that 74% of people who gamble online are “problematic” or “pathological” gamblers. And, according to David Robertson, with the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, teens are most at risk to fall into the habit of gambling on the Internet.
“Gambling is the fastest growing addiction among youth today,” Robertson said. “They spend more money on gambling than they do on drugs, and the American public doesn’t know that or doesn’t recognize it or doesn’t want to see it.”
What makes Internet gambling even worse is the anonymity of it, said Dr. Bill Maier, a child and family psychologist in residence at Focus on the Family. “In the old days, a person had to go to Las Vegas to gamble and he could be seen there sitting at the slot machines for 36 hours and people are raising an eyebrow. Now, you can go into your office or your bedroom for 36 hours and blow your entire life savings on Internet gambling and no one knows.”
A government commission has recommended a moratorium on all Internet gambling until more is known about the damage it causes, and Congress is considering legislation that bans Internet gambling and prevents gambling companies from accepting credit card payments and checks online.
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