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Showing 1 to 20 of 264 for “"Gambling"”.
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Gambling against Rawls
… about risk-aversion, risk-taking and gambling. This thesis also examines the risk-aversion in Rawls’ theory but addresses the previous shortfall by exploring the issue of risk and gambling in two interrelated ways. It applies a Foucauldian approach to the history of risk and gambling …
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Casino employee gambling behavior
This study described the gambling behavior and the prevalence of problem and pathological gambling among casino employees. Casino employees (N = 271) from a local Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada completed self-report questionnaires, which included The South Oaks Gambling Screen (Lesieur and …
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Parameters of undergraduate gambling
… of Nevada, Las Vegas were surveyed about gambling behavior. Over 92% of the students under 21 years of age had gambled, with over 50% having gambled in a casino, and 22% gambled weekly. As measured by the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), 11.2% of the sample scored in the pathological …
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A pragmatic mixed methods analysis of experiences, behaviours and perceptions of gamblers towards the efficacy of responsible gambling in minimising "problem gambling" MINIMISING ‘PROBLEM GAMBLING’ PERCEPTIONS OF GAMBLERS TOWARDS THE EFFICACY OF RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING IN MINIMISING ‘PROBLEM GAMBLING’
… society and seeks to understand if responsible gambling can empower gamblers to minimise harms. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate critically the extent to which responsible gambling is possible in relation to the interests of society and gamblers themselves and an examination of the efficacy …
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Gambling addiction and life meaning
Addictive Gambling has plagued mankind for thousands of years. However, it has only recently been studied extensively. One proposed cause for addiction, which has been used in studying alcohol and drug abuse, is a lack of meaning in the addict's life. However, a causal link between life meaning and …
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Effect of Fandom on Sports Gambling
<p>The goal in this study was to investigate the relationship between fandom and betting. The hypothesis was that sports fans who gambled on their favorite teams would be more likely to make irrational decisions based more closely on emotional attachment than logical thinking. A total of 191 fans …
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Hedge cities : gambling on regional futures
Environmental degradation, automobile dependence, anticipated rapid population growth and spatial inequity have combined to form the basis for recent North American regional plans advocating a physical alternative to diffuse, uncoordinated development. To provide a physical place in which …
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Gambling and the Law: A Study of the Utility of Gambling and Its Prohibition in an American Chinatown
Legal moralisms, such as gambling prohibitions, have long been established in American law. This dissertation explored in general, the rational and utility of gambling prohibitions, as well as their application in an ethnic community. In an overview of gambling in the United States, the development …
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The psychosocial impact of online problem gambling
… 1994, there has been an increased prevalence of gambling in the UK. Technological innovation in this time has led to new ways in which people can gamble worldwide (e.g., internet gambling, mobile phone gambling and interactive television gambling), and increased accessibility to opportunities to …
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Recreation and gambling behaviors among college students
… questionnaires including The South Oaks Gambling Screen (Lesieur and Bloom, 1987) and the Recreation Experience Preference Scales (Driver, 1983). Despite differences in statistical significance (p {dollar}<{dollar}.01), pathological gamblers (N = 111) and recreational gamblers (N = 349) …
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Gambling related harm: screening and early prevention
There is an increased awareness that gambling is a meaningful public health issue that requires a robust response centred on prevention. However, unlike other problems such as substance use, gambling-related harm is generally poorly understood, and there is a meaningful lack of previsions to …
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The Experimental Induction of Compulsive Gambling Behaviors
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T21:07:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7121169.pdf: 5072272 bytes, checksum: 2c7841a4d2a77c7f2b273d40172e41c6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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Exposure to a computer-hosted cognitive-behavioral intervention for pathological gambling: Impact on gambling symptomatology and disclosure of gambling participation in required counseling for adults receiving opiate substitution therapy for heroin addiction
… study examined the prevalence of pathological gambling (PG) in an urban methadone-maintenance population (<em>n=</em>125<em>) </em>using the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). In addition, those meeting criteria for PG, and other inclusion criteria <em>(n</em>=42), were randomly assigned to one …
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An exploration of how agency and socio-cultural milieu support greater or lesser controlled gambling and recovery from gambling addiction
… how most maintain control over their gambling and how the majority of those who do experience gambling addiction regain control. Findings are based on 25 qualitative semi-structured interviews with participants who fit one of three ideal-type groups: (i) gamblers who have never …
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Gambling participation among adult Basketball players in Iceland
Studies in the field of gambling behaviour among Icelandic general public and even Icelandic soccer players are relatively common. Despite that, none studies have been conducted about gambling behaviour among Icelandic basketball players. The purpose of this study was to: i) Examine the prevalence …
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Gambling in San Diego County: A Case Study
Legal gambling operations in the United States are based on public policy decisions. Although research has shown that gambling intensity levels are related to a number of individual disorders and impose significant economic costs on society, the data is incomplete. For example, while research …
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