The latest Gambling News http://www.change-network.com 2010-09-07T00:00:00Z The impact of gambling in Saskatchewan needs to be given "serious attention" after the release of a report showing that the average household in the province spent more on gambling than any other in Canada.According to the Statistics Canada report, the average spent was $720, considerably more than second-placed Alberta, with the average ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Gambling-habits-in-Saskatchewan-need-serious-attention/800050414/ 2010-09-02 18:47:57 The plight faced by those suffering from a gambling addiction has been highlighted by a Hartlepool man who staged a burglary from a bookmakers' safe.Twenty-year-old Michael Heath deactivated the alarm on the safe at the betting shop he worked at before stealing more than £3,000 in cash, the Hartlepool Mail reports.He robbed the money in o... http://www.change-network.com/news/Gambling-addict-robbed-bookmakers-he-worked-at/800046675/ 2010-08-31 21:18:20 More attention needs to be paid to the growing problem of gambling addiction among young people in Macau.This is according to a member of the Macau New Chinese Youth Association (MNCYA), who said this focus needs to be at the expense of an improved transport infrastructure and new public housing projects, the Macau Daily Times reports.During a meet... http://www.change-network.com/news/Warnings-over-gambling-addiction-among-Macau-youths/800046673/ 2010-08-31 21:05:30 A Norfolk postman has been jailed for two years after stealing money from birthday cards in order to fund his addiction to gambling.Thetford-based Daniel Kerling admitted during a hearing at Norwich Crown Court to the thefts, which took place between July 2006 and April this year, the BBC reports.Shortly after his arrest, the postman said the crime... http://www.change-network.com/news/Postman-stole-from-birthday-cards-to-fund-gambling-addiction/800042630/ 2010-08-27 09:34:19 A rehabilitation expert has warned against the negative effects of introducing legalised gambling in the US.Franklin Lisnow, executive director of the Centre for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado Hospital, told the Denver Daily that a new revenue stream will not offset the health costs of gambling addiction trea... http://www.change-network.com/news/Gambling-in-Denver-will-open-door-for-social-problems/800009381/ 2010-07-30 17:33:54 Increasing numbers of teenagers in New York State could require gambling addiction support as the popularity of gambling continues to increase.According to WAMC Northeast Public Radio, "the race is on" to prevent underage people in the state succumb to gambling, particularly with the opening of the Saratoga Race Track this week.While no-one in New ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Are-more-teenagers-becoming-problem-gamblers-in-New-York-state/800003428/ 2010-07-20 13:19:33 A new advisory committee of independent experts is to be set up in Quebec, Canada, to look at the deleterious effects of online gambling addiction.According to CBC, the committee is hoping to assess the issue after Loto-Quebec, the province's gaming agency, announced plans earlier this year to enter the online fray.The body will be made up of profe... http://www.change-network.com/news/Quebec-committee-to-look-at-online-gambling-addiction/800001451/ 2010-07-12 13:54:08 There appears to be no link between those in need of gambling addiction support and excessive internet use.This is according to a study published in the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking journal, which discovered that, despite the two having no overlap, each addictive behaviour has common traits.Among the most notable are psychologic... http://www.change-network.com/news/No-link-between-pathological-gambling-and-using-internet-excessively/19865344/ 2010-06-30 11:32:18 Gambling can be compared to drug addiction and is a problem of significant magnitude in Malaysia.This is according to malaysiakini.com's Richard Loh, who wrote that despite gambling being an integral part of far eastern culture, people should realise the risks involved.He compared gambling addiction to drug addiction because of the lack of control ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Is-gambling-addiction-becoming-more-widespread-in-Malaysia/19846941/ 2010-06-18 16:47:18 A player rewards programme used to track how much gamblers spend in casinos across a large geographic area could double up as an effective early-warning sign of gambling addiction.That is according to an addiction expert, who believes that such schemes have proved to be successful in the Netherlands and called for British Columbia (BC) to follow su... http://www.change-network.com/news/Gambling-addiction-support-promised-by-Canadian-reward-programme/19841820/ 2010-06-16 17:19:14