Gambling AddictionKansas Gaming
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Kansas SRS forms 3rd problem gambling unit (2/15/2012)
(Kansas) -- The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services has created a new task force on problem gambling in the northeastern part of the state.
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Casino opens near Kansas speedway, and addiction treatment experts brace for more business (2/5/2012)
(Kansas) -- The opening of a new casino near the Kansas speedway could bring big money to northeast Kansas, but the new business could have other consequences for the...
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KHI researchers seek input on health effects of a casino (1/31/2012)
(Kansas) -- What are the possible health impacts of building a casino in Crawford County? That’s what a group of researchers from the Kansas Health Institute and...
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State cashing in problem gambling fund (12/25/2011)
(Kansas) -- Anti-gambling crusader Glenn Thompson’s jaw muscles tense when thoughts turn to bruising political fights leading to the state’s entrance into...
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Kentucky Gaming
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Democratic co-sponsor of casino bill is employed by horse racetrack co-owner (2/14/2012)
(Kentucky) -- Much of the responsibility for passing Gov. Steve Beshear's casino gambling bill will fall on Senate Democratic Floor Leader R.J. Palmer, who is co-...
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Ohio Gaming
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More gambling but not more money to fight gambling addiction (2/13/2012)
(Ohio) -- The Ohio House is expected to vote this week on a bill that would expand gambling in Ohio -- beyond the four big-city casinos. The bill would organize the new...
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Gambling expansion bill moves through Ohio legislature despite disagreement over money for addiction (2/9/2012)
(Ohio) -- A legislative committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a sweeping bill that addresses slotslike gambling at Ohio racetracks and operations at the state...
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Slots at tracks may avoid paying for addict care (2/8/2012)
(Ohio) -- Ohio racetracks will not have to pay for treatment for problem gamblers from their approaching slot-machine windfall under a bill heading for the Ohio House...
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Editorial: Paying for addiction (1/8/2012)
(Ohio) -- The Ohio Lottery Commission wants to allow horse racetracks to stay open all night, so that gamblers can feed money into slot machines 24/7. The legislative...
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Sports Betting
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Radio host Sid Rosenberg alleged to have sports gambling debts of $44,500 (2/11/2012)
(Florida) -- An operative of a Costa Rica-based website has been in South Florida for two months to try to talk WQAM-560 AM afternoon host Sid Rosenberg into making good...
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Super Bowl Tempts State's 1M+ Problem Gamblers (2/5/2012)
(California) -- Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest gambling day of the year. Bettors can play the odds on everything -- from how long the National Anthem singer holds a...
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Reisman: Super Bowl brings hard day for former gamblers (2/5/2012)
(New York) -- Meet Carl, Bart and Adam. Those are not their real names, but they are real men who have been to hell and back. They are members of Gamblers Anonymous.
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Super Bowl poses risks to problem gamblers (2/1/2012)
(Ontario) -- Lifeways Prevention Specialist for Malheur County Meghan Tschida understands the Super Bowl is coming soon and wants people to be aware that this is a busy...
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Broken Arrow Casino
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BA Casino Could Hurt Recovering Addicts (2/7/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- There have been many groups standing up and speaking out against the Red Clay Casino in Broken Arrow. Some of the biggest critics against the casino are...
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Connecticut Online
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Online gambling has social costs, lawmakers told (2/1/2012)
(Connecticut) -- If Connecticut legalizes online gambling, it must prepare for the consequences of more addicts stealing and putting stress on their families, lawmakers...
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Local advocate warns of online gambling dangers (1/11/2012)
(Connecticut) -- Marvin Steinberg is folding his cards, just as Connecticut ups the ante on Internet gambling. Steinberg, the man most credited with bringing the dangers...
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N.Y. Gaming
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Some worried gambling amendment won't address addiction (1/30/2012)
(New York) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo has introduced a program bill to legalize gambling — a hot-button issue he has discussed extensively of late.
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Cymbrowitz Warns Cuomo, Colleagues On Dangers of Casino Gambling Here (1/10/2012)
(New York) -- “The governor made it clear in his State of the State address that we would be in a state of denial if we thought gaming wasn’t already a part...
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OP/ED: Online Casinos Run by New York, Other States Will Target Gambling Addicts (1/4/2012)
(New York) -- A new ruling that allows states to operate Internet gambling sites for profit will result in a system whose speed is stacked against compulsive gamblers,...
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Group sees predatory gambling as big problem (10/23/2011)
(New York) -- It took compulsive gambling just five years to ravage a family life built up over 30 years by Karen and her husband. “It was five years of heartache...
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Column: New York as Breeding Ground for Squeegee Men and, Soon, Addicted Gamblers (9/19/2011)
(New York) -- Each day, the New York tabloids vie to sell readers at the newsstands on outrageous headlines, dramatic photography, and, occasionally, great reporting....
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Australia Online
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Easy access triggers explosion in online gambling - study (1/17/2012)
(Australia) -- POKER machines may be in the spotlight but academics warn online gambling could become a significant public health problem if action is not taken to...
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Online gambling under the microscope (6/28/2011)
(Australia) -- Researchers from the Southern Cross University are investigating the effects of new gambling technology. Doctor Sally Gainsbury, from the Centre for...
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Nevada Online
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The surprising group that could move online poker forward (12/26/2011)
(Nevada) -- Those witnessing last week’s Nevada Gaming Commission meeting got a sense that they saw history being made when the board unanimously approved the...
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Online Legislation
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Stakes are high as 'net gambling rules set (12/26/2011)
(Florida) -- Right now, Florida only has a few casinos. But before long, you may legally be able play all your favorite casino games in your own home, with just the...
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Vikings Stadium
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One more issue in stadium debate: human toll of gambling (12/14/2011)
(Minnesota) -- Child neglect. Suicide. The poor getting poorer. Two religious groups at both ends of the political spectrum are trying to raise these social concerns in...
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Gambling's toll obscured in Minn. stadium push (11/25/2011)
(Minnesota) -- Quarter by quarter, Randy Ringaman incessantly fed the casino slot machines and numbly nourished a gambling addiction that drained his nest egg,...
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Social Gaming
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Facebook Gambling Plans Raise Concerns (12/3/2011)
(USA) -- As Facebook considers the possibility of entering the real money gambling market concerns have been raised by a variety of parties. As the social network has...
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Maine Gaming
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Maine Gears up for More Gambling Addicts (11/28/2011)
(Maine) -- With two casinos expected to be operating in Maine next year, the state's Office of Substance Abuse is getting ready to expand services for problem...
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Florida Gaming
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PolitiFact: Largest number of gamblers aren't "from the poorest segments of the population (11/26/2011)
(Florida) -- As lawmakers wrestle with a proposal to build megaresort casinos in South Florida, some critics of the idea are fighting back by arguing that gambling is...
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The largest numbers of gamblers come from poorest segment of population, says Florida Family Policy Council (11/18/2011)
(Florida) -- In the ongoing war about gambling in Florida, some critics have turned to the Bible to state their case. The Florida Family Policy Council, an Orlando-based...
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Bunkley, other religious leaders announce opposition to casinos bill (11/8/2011)
(Florida) -- The Florida Baptist Convention and other religious and anti-gambling groups said Nov. 1 they are launching an aggressive lobbying campaign to convince the...
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Gambling problems increase as Floridians have more wagering options (11/3/2011)
(Florida) -- Floridians with gambling problems are reaching out for help in record numbers at a time when the state is considering an increase in wagering options by...
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Compulsive Gambling Council Says It's Getting a Bad Deal From Florida (11/2/2011)
(Florida) -- Throwing some cold water on casino fever, the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling says the state isn't addressing the addiction problems it has now...
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Florida shortchanges treatment for gambling addiction (10/17/2011)
(Florida) -- It was the sop lawmakers tossed to Floridians apprehensive about the social effects of legalized gaming: Don’t worry. Some portion of these suckers...
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Genting Resort
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Gambling Addiction in Florida Is On the Rise as Genting Eyes Giant Downtown Miami Casino (11/1/2011)
(Florida) -- The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling reports it has seen a large uptick in calls to its help line in the past year, indicating that gambling addiction...
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Illinois Gaming
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ZORN: My struggles with gambling (10/22/2011)
(Illinois) -- What is it about gambling? Why is it perfectly fine with me that nearly every convenience mart and drugstore I go into sells lottery tickets, but I would...
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Feud over? Rahm seeks ‘common ground’ with Quinn on gambling (10/18/2011)
(Illinois) -- After months of political feuding with Gov. Pat Quinn over casino gambling, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday changed his tune, saying he hoped to find “...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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Addiction warnings approved for slots (10/12/2011)
(Massachusetts) -- Secretary of State William F. Galvin warned senators late last month that a controversial provision in the casino bill restricting which Boston voters...
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The casino misery toll / The poor and blacks will suffer most from the seductive lure of games where the house always wins (10/7/2011)
(Massachusetts) -- As state lawmakers move closer to cutting a deal on casino gambling in Massachusetts they should carefully ponder the human downsides as much as they...
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Casino foes state case in Groton (9/26/2011)
(Massachusetts) -- The leader of a grass-roots group posing the strongest opposition to casino gambling in Massachusetts credits lawmakers for establishing a dedicated...
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Casino bill puts $25m focus on addicts (9/23/2011)
(Massachusetts) -- On her final day of gambling, Feb. 21, 2009, Sandi Hall lost $1,000 in 60 minutes to the slot machines at Foxwoods Casino and then spent a sleepless...
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Bishops urge Senate not to support ‘predatory gambling’ (9/22/2011)
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts bishops are urging state senators not to follow the lead of the House of Representatives but to “vote against the expansion of...
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The casino debate’s Achilles’ heel (9/15/2011)
(Massachusetts) -- Richard McGowan, a professor at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and a leading researcher on gambling, has called compulsive...
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OUR OPINION: Don’t water down aid to gambling addicts (9/9/2011)
(Massachusetts) -- As the state draws nearer to a vote on casinos in Massachusetts, legislators are hearing from many groups with a vested interest in the proposal.
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Problem-gambling council backs casino plan safeguards (8/30/2011)
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, which advocates for policies to counter “the devastation caused by problem gambling,”...
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Other News
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A Brain Chemical That May Cause Gambling Addiction, or Bankruptcy (2/21/2012)
(USA) -- A chemical in the brain associated with regions involved in sensory and reward systems is important in determining how people deal with the pain of financial...
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Former gambler warns of addiction threat (2/19/2012)
(New Zealand) -- Even when his partner and kids walked out the door, Tau Brown still failed to recognise how serious his gambling had become.
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Pachinko's popularity in disaster zone raises gambling addiction concerns (2/19/2012)
(Japan) -- In the areas hit hardest by the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster, it's said pachinko halls were amongst the first businesses to get back on their feet...
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Tribal Casinos Help Problem Gamblers Win Big (2/17/2012)
(USA) -- While many problem gamblers ban themselves from individual casinos, it is up to the addict to fight their urges and not the society to change in order to...
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2NEWS Investigation: Tracking Indian casino money (2/13/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- Eight years after the state of Oklahoma changed a law regarding Indian gaming, casinos are bringing in millions to the state. At the same time, controversy...
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11,000 people banned from Oklahoma casinos (2/13/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- Casinos in Oklahoma have a list of about 11,000 people they say are no longer welcome because they have a gambling addiction. Officials say the ban is an...
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11,000 problem gamblers banned from Oklahoma casinos (2/13/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- An estimated 11,000 compulsive gamblers are banned from casinos and gaming centers throughout ...
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Pokies loyalty plan 'encourages gambling' (2/11/2012)
(Australia) -- GAMBLING addicts could get loyalty rewards or ''cashless gaming'' incentives to entice them to use the state government's pre-...
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Sacramento Mother Accused Of Leaving Toddlers To Gamble (2/10/2012)
(California) -- A Sacramento mother is accused of leaving her two young children home alone to go gambling. Chu-moo Jurado was on her way to pick up her own children...
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Social service group joins fight to aid problem gamblers (2/7/2012)
(Connecticut) -- United Community and Family Services Inc. is starting a five-student internship program for help in treating gambling addiction. The initiative is...
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Anti-gambling pamphlets direct users to TAB hotline (2/5/2012)
(Australia) -- The Victorian Government has been forced to pulp pamphlets aimed at problem gamblers which directed them to a phone line encouraging them to bet.
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Gambling Addict Jailed After £400,000 Theft (2/5/2012)
(UK) -- An online gambler who stole nearly £400,000 from her employer was jailed, as the judge criticised her for not only stealing the money but also "a part...
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Baillieu breaks pokie vow (2/4/2012)
(Australia) -- THE state government has reneged on an election promise to implement voluntary precommitment pokies technology in all Victorian gaming venues by 2013,...
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Problem gamblers 'help line' bet link shock (2/4/2012)
(Australia) -- PROBLEM gamblers trying to quit are being sent to a phone line inviting them to set up a betting account. Gamblers trying to exclude themselves from...
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Gambling online on the rise in Northland (2/1/2012)
(New Zealand) -- A dramatic drop in poker machine spending in Northland last year has been offset by an increase in internet gambling. The rise has led to addiction...
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GUEST COLUMN: Early exposure to wagering on games of chance can have devastating effects (2/1/2012)
(Oregon) -- Gambling has been called the hidden addiction because it is not physically visible until the very late stages (depression/suicide/illegal activity) and...
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GetUp pays fare for snubbed pokies victim (2/1/2012)
(Australia) -- Lobby group GetUp will pay for a problem gambler to travel from Adelaide to Canberra to meet a taskforce devising the federal coalition's gambling...
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Opposition 'too cheap' to meet pokies victim (2/1/2012)
(Australia) -- THE federal opposition has declined to fork out a few hundred dollars so an Adelaide-based problem gambler can travel to Canberra to meet the coalition...
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Gambling addict sentenced for Neighbourhood Watch theft (2/1/2012)
(Australia) -- A woman who admitted stealing more than $20,000 from the Neighbourhood Watch Volunteers Association has avoided a jail term.
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Help is available for gambling addiction (1/29/2012)
(British Columbia) -- With a successful career in financial services and marketing and good personal planning, Carrie (not her real name) was looking forward to...
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