Science news articles about 'gambling addictions'

... model human gambling. The advance will help scientists develop and test new treatments for gambling addictions, a devastating condition that affects millions worldwide. In addition to showing that ...

... save hundreds of billions in costs to society stemming from gambling addictions, bankruptcies and crime that studies show ... do you want fun and games, addicted gamblers, bankruptcy and crime or do you ...

A gambling addiction expert is questioning the decision to bring a new game of chance to bars and pubs in Nova Scotia and P.E.I., saying the new "low-risk" betting game could be dangerously ...

The P.E.I. government should be keeping a record of suicides in the province that are connected to gambling, says the author of a book on VLTs and gambling addiction.

... three-part United States International Gambling Report Series. "We cannot maintain a strong ... through casinos around the world," Kindt said. Gambling addiction also is increasing among U.S. military ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gambling addictions would soar and an already-sputtering economy could sink into ruin if Congress overturns a decades-old ban on Internet gambling, a University of Illinois professor ...

... likely work best in combination with individual therapy. "Medication can be helpful, but people with gambling addiction often have multiple other issues that should be addressed through therapy," he ...

New research suggests that men with gambling-addicted partners may get caught between allowing their loved one to gamble, and controlling the addiction.

... to predict how people will react. Lotem cautions that in complicated decision-making scenarios such as gambling, addiction and excitement are new variables that come into play. It is also difficult to ...