Internet Addicts Face Constant Temptation, Non-Believers
Internet addicts face constant temptation, non-believers
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The men said the internet had lulled the men into a sort of hypnosis, and they reported sensing a high similar to one experienced by gambling addicts. They were “literally losing their lives,” Nadeau says. … Mid-afternoon, 11 men settle in on the …
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Special report: Too young to gamble – but not for a virtual trip to the …
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Although Zynga, which accounted for 12 per cent of Facebook's $ 3.7bn (£2.4bn) revenue in 2011, no longer has exclusive treatment on the networking site, last month it lodged a preliminary application to run real-money gambling games in Nevada. A new …
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IoS letters, emails & online postings (3 February 2013)
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I am so glad to see your timely report on gambling ("Addiction soars as gambling online hits £2bn mark", 27 January). It comes as no surprise that more and more people are becoming addicted, having seen the rise of lurid adverts from the online …
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Gambling Addiction Help, Treatment – www.gamblinghelper.com Pathological gamblers are addicted to action, not money. Many pathological gamblers will gamble to lose in the desperation phase of their addiction, because it is the action they seek, not the money. For a gambler, being in action is similar to being high on cocaine for the person addicted to cocaine. Both describe their “drug of choice” as seductive and ultimately destructive. http