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Opinion | Addiction, Laundering, Suicides: Why Real-Money Gaming Had To Go
The new gaming bill will effectively curb the predatory practices that have characterised much of India's online gaming sector. By severing the financial infrastructure supporting real-money games, it addresses addiction at its source.
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Bill To Ban Online Games Played With Money Passed In Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a legislation to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud through such applications.
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'Rs 20,000 Crore Lost Every Year': Why Government Wants Online Gaming Bill
An estimated 45 crore people lose around Rs 20,000 crore every year playing online games, including gambling and betting games, government sources told NDTV Wednesday, after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill was tabled.
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Indian Engineer Steals $1 Million To Fund Poker Addiction, Lands In New Zealand Jail
Million Dollar Poker Theft: Indian-origin engineer Shyamal Shah was jailed in New Zealand for stealing nearly NZ$1 million (Rs 5.16 Crore) from his employer to fund a destructive poker gambling addiction.
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Blinding Lights: The Hidden Science Behind Gambling's Glow
Theres a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, theyre engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if its not just time youre losing?
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Thai Woman Gets Death Sentence After Poisoning 14 Friends With Cyanide
Authorities have since linked Sararat to a series of cyanide poisonings dating back to 2015.
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Digital Gambling Boom Results In 80 Million People Facing Disorders Worldwide
A recent study by The Lancet Public Health Commission reveals that approximately 80 million people worldwide suffer from gambling disorders, with adolescents being the most affected.
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UP Gambling Addict Puts Wife At Stake, Lets Friends Sexually Assault Her
In an incident that is more in sync with medieval times than the 21st century, a man put his wife - a mother of three young children - at stake while gambling with his friends and allowed them to sexually assault her.
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Online Gambling Addict Kills Woman, Steals Gold And Then Burns House
A man addicted to online gambling was arrested in Bhiwandi in Thane district for allegedly murdering a 74-year-old woman, stealing her gold jewellery and then setting the house on fire to destroy evidence, a police official said on Monday.
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Parents, Unable To Repay Son's Online Gambling Debts, Die By Suicide In Andhra Pradesh: Cops
A married couple died by suicide due to their inability to repay debts incurred by their 22-year-old son through online gambling, police said on Wednesday.
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Porn Can Be More Rewarding For Men Than Money Or Gaming: Research
Pornography and sex may be more addictive and rewarding than gaming or gambling for healthy adult men, new research has revealed.
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Crypto Trading Addiction Flagged as Public Health Concern by UK NHS Chief
Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive of the UK's National Health Service (NHS), has sounded an alert about the rising cases of crypto trading addiction. Pritchard is concerned if the rising cases of crypto-related gambling are not controlled in time, they could pose a risk to members of UK’s crypto community and the financial stability of the count...
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UK To Limit Stakes For Online Games To Curb Gambling Addiction
The UK government announced Friday that it would introduce stake limits for online slot games in a toughening of regulations designed to help protect people from the dangers of gambling.
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Brentford Vow To Help Banned Ivan Toney Over 'Gambling Addiction'
Ivan Toney is serving an eight-month suspension after he admitted 232 breaches of the Football Association's betting rules
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Gamers Who Spend Money on 'Loot Boxes' Twice as Likely to Gamble, Research Shows
Gamers who pay for "loot boxes" in games are twice as inclined to bet, according to research findings based on 1,600 adults in Canada published in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research & Theory. The findings call into question the hypothesis that psychological factors cause the link between gambling and loot boxes, according to the researche...
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Opinion | Addiction, Laundering, Suicides: Why Real-Money Gaming Had To Go
The new gaming bill will effectively curb the predatory practices that have characterised much of India's online gaming sector. By severing the financial infrastructure supporting real-money games, it addresses addiction at its source.
-
Bill To Ban Online Games Played With Money Passed In Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a legislation to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud through such applications.
-
'Rs 20,000 Crore Lost Every Year': Why Government Wants Online Gaming Bill
An estimated 45 crore people lose around Rs 20,000 crore every year playing online games, including gambling and betting games, government sources told NDTV Wednesday, after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill was tabled.
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Indian Engineer Steals $1 Million To Fund Poker Addiction, Lands In New Zealand Jail
Million Dollar Poker Theft: Indian-origin engineer Shyamal Shah was jailed in New Zealand for stealing nearly NZ$1 million (Rs 5.16 Crore) from his employer to fund a destructive poker gambling addiction.
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Blinding Lights: The Hidden Science Behind Gambling's Glow
Theres a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, theyre engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if its not just time youre losing?
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Thai Woman Gets Death Sentence After Poisoning 14 Friends With Cyanide
Authorities have since linked Sararat to a series of cyanide poisonings dating back to 2015.
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Digital Gambling Boom Results In 80 Million People Facing Disorders Worldwide
A recent study by The Lancet Public Health Commission reveals that approximately 80 million people worldwide suffer from gambling disorders, with adolescents being the most affected.
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UP Gambling Addict Puts Wife At Stake, Lets Friends Sexually Assault Her
In an incident that is more in sync with medieval times than the 21st century, a man put his wife - a mother of three young children - at stake while gambling with his friends and allowed them to sexually assault her.
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Online Gambling Addict Kills Woman, Steals Gold And Then Burns House
A man addicted to online gambling was arrested in Bhiwandi in Thane district for allegedly murdering a 74-year-old woman, stealing her gold jewellery and then setting the house on fire to destroy evidence, a police official said on Monday.
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Parents, Unable To Repay Son's Online Gambling Debts, Die By Suicide In Andhra Pradesh: Cops
A married couple died by suicide due to their inability to repay debts incurred by their 22-year-old son through online gambling, police said on Wednesday.
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Porn Can Be More Rewarding For Men Than Money Or Gaming: Research
Pornography and sex may be more addictive and rewarding than gaming or gambling for healthy adult men, new research has revealed.
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Crypto Trading Addiction Flagged as Public Health Concern by UK NHS Chief
Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive of the UK's National Health Service (NHS), has sounded an alert about the rising cases of crypto trading addiction. Pritchard is concerned if the rising cases of crypto-related gambling are not controlled in time, they could pose a risk to members of UK’s crypto community and the financial stability of the count...
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UK To Limit Stakes For Online Games To Curb Gambling Addiction
The UK government announced Friday that it would introduce stake limits for online slot games in a toughening of regulations designed to help protect people from the dangers of gambling.
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Brentford Vow To Help Banned Ivan Toney Over 'Gambling Addiction'
Ivan Toney is serving an eight-month suspension after he admitted 232 breaches of the Football Association's betting rules
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Gamers Who Spend Money on 'Loot Boxes' Twice as Likely to Gamble, Research Shows
Gamers who pay for "loot boxes" in games are twice as inclined to bet, according to research findings based on 1,600 adults in Canada published in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research & Theory. The findings call into question the hypothesis that psychological factors cause the link between gambling and loot boxes, according to the researche...
