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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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Online Gambling Ban: Tamil Nadu Ordinance Challenged in Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu government ordinance banning online gambling has been challenged in the Madras High Court and is scheduled to be heard on November 16. A petition filed by the All India Gaming Federation states rummy and poker are games of skill, and would not fall under the ambit of "betting and gambling". The state government had passed the ordinan...
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Youth Addicted To Gambling Enacts Abduction Drama, Arrested From Goa Casino
A 25-year-old man from Udupi, who tried to fleece his parents by enacting an abduction drama, has finally landed in prison.
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Boy's Suicide Puts Spotlight On Online Gaming, Madhya Pradesh Plans Law
The proposed law includes declaring online gaming, gambling, and betting as crimes. Websites and applications hosting addictive games will be banned.
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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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Online Gambling Ban: Tamil Nadu Ordinance Challenged in Madras High Court
The Tamil Nadu government ordinance banning online gambling has been challenged in the Madras High Court and is scheduled to be heard on November 16. A petition filed by the All India Gaming Federation states rummy and poker are games of skill, and would not fall under the ambit of "betting and gambling". The state government had passed the ordinan...
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Youth Addicted To Gambling Enacts Abduction Drama, Arrested From Goa Casino
A 25-year-old man from Udupi, who tried to fleece his parents by enacting an abduction drama, has finally landed in prison.
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Boy's Suicide Puts Spotlight On Online Gaming, Madhya Pradesh Plans Law
The proposed law includes declaring online gaming, gambling, and betting as crimes. Websites and applications hosting addictive games will be banned.
