cyberspace Gambling, Online Poker Addiction

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The Worldwide Psychiatric Association issued a wellness advisory (January 16, 2001) about cyberspace gambling. The advisory, from the committee on Treatment Services for Addicted Patients, notes that there has been tremendous growth of gambling opportunities inward the finally several years. This includes cyberspace gambling aimed at children and teenagers. Children can link to gambling sites from other game sites, and are lured by release gifts and discounts.

cyberspace gambling can be more dangerous than other forms of gambling since there are few – if any – regulations as to fairness, and most of the operators are outside the US. These operations are not regulated by state or federal statutes, so there is no control over the types of games available or the ages of the participants. Hackers can manipulate the games, and can gain access to credit card numbers and funds.

As of 2000, there were more than 1,300 online gambling sites with revenues inward the hundreds of millions of dollars. Research has shown a correlation between the availability of legal gambling inward a state, and the proportion of the state’s population who report gambling addiction or lesser problems. inward all states, the rates of gambling problems are highest inward high school and college-aged young adults. According to the advisory, about 10% to 15% of young people surveyed inward the US and Canada report having experienced one or more problems related to gambling. This includes an estimated 1% to 6% who may satisfy the diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling.
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